Patents by Inventor Eric Balossier

Eric Balossier 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).

  • Method and device for driving the frequency of a clock signal of an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8294508
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a controlled generator configured to generate an adjustable frequency clock signal at at least one part of an integrated circuit coupled to the output of the controller generator and including at least one transistor having a gate of less than forty-five nanometers in length. The electronic device may include determination circuitry configured to determine the temperature of the at least one part of the integrated circuit, and drive circuitry coupled to the determination circuitry and configured to control the generator to increase the frequency of the clock signal when the temperature increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics SA, STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: Robin Wilson, Sylvain Engels, Eric Balossier
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING THE FREQUENCY OF A CLOCK SIGNAL OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20110199149
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a controlled generator configured to generate an adjustable frequency clock signal at at least one part of an integrated circuit coupled to the output of the controller generator and including at least one transistor having a gate of less than forty-five nanometers in length. The electronic device may include determination circuitry configured to determine the temperature of the at least one part of the integrated circuit, and drive circuitry coupled to the determination circuitry and configured to control the generator to increase the frequency of the clock signal when the temperature increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Robin Wilson, Sylvain Engels, Eric Balossier