Patents by Inventor Beatrice LAFIANDRA

Beatrice LAFIANDRA 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: 8648642
    Abstract: A switch for an analog signal may include a main MOS transistor whose source forms an input terminal of the switch and whose drain forms an output terminal of the switch, a capacitor having a first terminal permanently connected to the source of the main transistor, a circuit for charging the capacitor, and a first auxiliary transistor configured to connect the second terminal of the capacitor to the gate of the main transistor in response to a control signal. The charge circuit may include a resistor permanently connecting the second terminal of the capacitor to a power supply line. The capacitor and the resistor may form a high-pass filter having a cutoff frequency lower than the frequency of the analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Hugo Gicquel, Beatrice Lafiandra, Christophe Forel
  • Publication number: 20130043938
    Abstract: A switch for an analog signal may include a main MOS transistor whose source forms an input terminal of the switch and whose drain forms an output terminal of the switch, a capacitor having a first terminal permanently connected to the source of the main transistor, a circuit for charging the capacitor, and a first auxiliary transistor configured to connect the second terminal of the capacitor to the gate of the main transistor in response to a control signal. The charge circuit may include a resistor permanently connecting the second terminal of the capacitor to a power supply line. The capacitor and the resistor may form a high-pass filter having a cutoff frequency lower than the frequency of the analog signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Hugo GICQUEL, Beatrice LAFIANDRA, Christophe FOREL