Patents Examined by Adolf Bernane
  • Integrated rectifying element
    Patent number: 7170768
    Abstract: A controllable rectifying element, comprising a bipolar transistor having a current input terminal connected to a control terminal by a first switch and having a current output terminal connected to the control terminal by a second switch, the turn-off and turn-on phases of the first and second switches being complementary and depending on the state desired for the rectifying element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Jérôme Heurtier, Arnaud Florence, Franck Galtié