Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for filtering signals (VIN) generated by a piezo-electric type accelerometer (34) in response to detection of a shock applied to an object to which the accelerometer is connected, this method being characterised in that it is ensured, during a first step, that the signal (VIN) generated by the accelerometer (34), after having increased and exceeded a first threshold value (VTH,ON) decreases and becomes lower than a second threshold value (VTH,OFF) lower than the first threshold value (VTH,ON) after a period of time (TP,ON) greater than a minimum period of time (TP,ON,MIN) and less than a maximum period of time (TP,ON,MAX). The invention also concerns a device for filtering the signals generated by an accelerometer in response to detection of a shock applied to an object to which the accelerometer is connected. Finally, the invention concerns a portable object such as a wristwatch including a detection device of this kind.

Abstract: An electronic system with semiconductor components allows electronic circuits with conventional semiconductor components to be used, having minimal supply voltages to guarantee stable operation, lowering said minimum supply voltages. The range of supply voltages of such a circuit for which operation is stable can be extended towards low values by the effect of mutual compensation of the respective behaviors of said semiconductor components in their respective transition regions.

Abstract: The electronic system with semiconductor components according to the present invention allows electronic circuits with conventional semiconductor components to be used, having minimal supply voltages to guarantee stable operation, lowering said minimum supply voltages. Owing to the system according to the invention, the range of supply voltages of such a circuit for which operation is stable can be extended towards low values by the effect of mutual compensation of the respective behaviours of said semiconductor components in their respective transition regions.