Patents Assigned to Exagan
  • Patent number: 11114940
    Abstract: A half-bridge electronic device comprises a high level switch and a low level switch in series that are connected at a central point, and a first and a second synchronization system: • the first system comprising a first detection circuit configured to interpret a variation, following a falling edge, of the voltage (Vm) at the central point, and the first system being configured to generate a first synchronization signal (ATON-LS) for activating the low level switch; • the second system comprising a second detection circuit configured to interpret a variation, following a rising edge, of the voltage (Vm) at the central point, and the second system being configured to generate a second synchronization signal (ATON-HS) for activating the high level switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: Laurent Guillot, Thierry Sutto, Alain Bailly
  • Patent number: 11101791
    Abstract: A power circuit switching device comprises two switching terminals, a high-voltage depletion mode transistor and a low-voltage enhancement mode transistor arranged in series between the two switching terminals, a first terminal for receiving a switching signal and electrically connected via a driver circuit to the gate of the high-voltage transistor, and a second terminal for receiving a control signal and electrically connected to the gate of the low-voltage transistor. The device comprises a normally-on protection circuit electrically connected between the second terminal and the gate of the high-voltage transistor to keep the high-voltage transistor in an off-state when the driver circuit is not electrically powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: Laurent Guillot, Thierry Sutto, Eric Moreau
  • Patent number: 11031492
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprising III-N materials, includes: a support substrate; a main layer of III-N material, the main layer comprising a first section disposed on the support substrate and a second section disposed on the first section; an inter-layer of III-N material, disposed between the first section and the second section in order to compress the second section of the main layer, wherein the structure's inter-layer consists of a lower layer disposed on the first section and an upper layer disposed on the lower layer and formed by a superlattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: David Schenk, Alexis Bavard
  • Publication number: 20200403508
    Abstract: A half-bridge electronic device comprises a high level switch and a low level switch in series that are connected at a central point, and a first and a second synchronization system: •the first system comprising a first detection circuit configured to interpret a variation, following a falling edge, of the voltage (Vm) at the central point, and the first system 040-being configured to generate a first synchronization signal (ATON-LS) for activating the low level switch; •the second system comprising a second detection circuit configured to interpret a variation, following a rising edge, of the voltage (Vm) at the central point, and the second system being configured to generate a second synchronization signal (ATON-HS) for activating the high level switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: Exagan, Exagan
    Inventors: Laurent Guillot, Thierry Sutto, Alain Bailly
  • Patent number: 10777513
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a housing, a plurality of connection pins, a first chip that includes a high-voltage depletion mode transistor, and a second chip that includes a low-voltage enhancement mode transistor. The first chip and second chip each comprise a gate bump contact, a drain bump contact and a source bump contact. The source bump contact of the high-voltage transistor is electrically connected to the drain bump contact of the low-voltage transistor so as to form a central node of the circuit. The circuit includes at least one first Kelvin pin that is electrically connected to the source bump contact of the low-voltage transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: Eric Moreau, Thierry Sutto, Laurent Guillot
  • Patent number: 10672746
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first chip including a high-voltage depletion-mode transistor and a second chip including an enhancement-mode device. The chips have first and second gate contact pads, first and second source contact pads and first and second drain contact pads, respectively, on their front sides. Chips are joined together via their front sides, and the area of the first chip is larger than that of the second chip. The first chip includes an additional contact pad on its front side that is electrically insulated from the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor and that contacts the second gate contact pad. The first gate contact pad contacts the second source contact pad and/or the first source contact pad contacts the second drain contact pad. The first gate contact pad and the additional contact pad extend at least partially into a peripheral portion of the first chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: Domenico Lo Verde, Laurent Guillot, Fabrice Letertre
  • Patent number: 10644696
    Abstract: A power circuit switching device includes two switching terminals; a high voltage depletion mode transistor and a low voltage enhancement mode transistor arranged in series between the two switching terminals; a control circuit having a first input for receiving a switching signal and a second input for receiving a signal for activating the device, the control circuit being configured to put the switching device into an inactive state or an active state; a driver circuit for applying the switching signal to the gate of the high voltage transistor, the driver circuit being supplied with a first voltage from a first voltage source (VDR+) and with a second voltage from a second voltage source (VDR?), the first and second voltages being respectively higher and lower than the threshold voltage of the high voltage transistor; and at least one programming module associated with the driver circuit, configured to program the incoming current which is to be injected at the gate of the high voltage transistor, and the o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Exagan
    Inventors: Laurent Guillot, Thierry Sutto, Eric Moreau