Patents by Inventor Daniel Auvergne

Daniel Auvergne 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).

  • Integrated potentiometer and corresponding fabrication process
    Patent number: 6377115
    Abstract: A process and an integrated circuit are intended for obtaining an adjustable electrical resistance, in which a first voltage is applied to an integrated MOS transistor on its source, its gate and its substrate, and a second voltage is applied on its drain, the first and second voltages being able to initiate a breakdown of the MOS transistor by: avalanche of the drain/substrate junction; biasing of the parasitic bipolar transistor of the MOS transistor; irreversible breakdown of the drain/substrate junction; and shorting between the drain and the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Forel, Sebastien Laville, Christian Dufaza, Daniel Auvergne