Patents by Inventor Jean-Christophe Lafont

Jean-Christophe Lafont has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8891317
    Abstract: A volatile memory including volatile memory cells adapted to the performing of data write and read operations. The memory cells are arranged in rows and in columns and, further, are distributed in separate groups of memory cells for each row. The memory includes a first memory cell selection circuit configured to perform write operations and a second memory cell selection circuit, different from the first circuit, configured to perform read operations. The first circuit is capable of selecting, for each row, memory cells from one of the group of memory cells for a write operation. The second circuit is capable of selecting, for each row, memory cells from one of the groups of memory cells for a read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Anis Feki, Jean-Christophe Lafont, David Turgis
  • Patent number: 8477540
    Abstract: At the bottom of a column (COLi) of memory cells (CEL) of the SRAM type with five portless transistors, there is placed an additional cell (CLS), with a structure identical to the cells (CEL), which makes it possible to write and read a datum in a memory cell (CEL) of the column without using a read amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Lahcen Hamouche, Jean-Christophe Lafont
  • Publication number: 20110026314
    Abstract: At the bottom of a column (COLi) of memory cells (CEL) of the SRAM type with five portless transistors, there is placed an additional cell (CLS), with a structure identical to the cells (CEL), which makes it possible to write and read a datum in a memory cell (CEL) of the column without using a read amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Lahcen Hamouche, Jean-Christophe Lafont
  • Patent number: 7301798
    Abstract: A memory cell (1), includes a flip-flop (2) that has additional read/write terminals; a 1-bit write line (wb11); a first transistor (T4) switching between the 1-bit write line and the terminal, its gate being connected to a word selection line (W11); a 0-bit write line (wb10); a second transistor (T3) switching between the 0-bit write line and the terminal, its gate being connected to a word selection line (W12); a bit read line (b1r); and read transistors (T1, T2), with one of their gates being connected to a read/write terminal and the other being connected to a word selection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Frey, David Turgis, Jean-Christophe Lafont
  • Publication number: 20060002191
    Abstract: A memory cell (1), includes: a flip-flop (2) that has additional read/write terminals; a 1-bit write line (wb11); a first transistor (T4) switching between the 1-bit write line and the terminal, its gate being connected to a word selection line (W11); a 0-bit write line (wb10); a second transistor (T3) switching between the 0-bit write line and the terminal, its gate being connected to a word selection line (W12); a bit read line (b1r); and read transistors (T1, T2), with one of their gates being connected to a read/write terminal and the other being connected to a word selection line. The invention particularly allows the surface area and complexity of a memory cell to be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS SA
    Inventors: Christophe Frey, David Turgis, Jean-Christophe Lafont