Patents by Inventor Fabrice Guitton

Fabrice Guitton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240088885
    Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a first transistor includes a diode for suppressing transient voltages. A cathode of the diode is coupled to a first conduction terminal of the first transistor, and an anode of the diode is coupled to a first node. A first resistor is coupled between the first node and a control terminal of the first transistor. A second transistor has a control terminal coupled to the first node, a first conduction terminal configured to receive a first supply voltage, and a second conduction terminal coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Michel SIMONNET, Fabrice GUITTON
  • Patent number: 8773823
    Abstract: A structure for protecting an integrated circuit connected to first and second rails of a differential link against overvoltages, including: a first bidirectional conducting device, between the first rail and a common node; a second bidirectional conducting device, between the second rail and the common node; and a capacitor between the common node and a low reference potential rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Benjamin Thon
  • Patent number: 8581676
    Abstract: A common-mode filter including two input terminals and two output terminals and, in series between each input or output terminal and the ground, a capacitive element and a first inductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Benjamin Thon
  • Publication number: 20110279934
    Abstract: A structure for protecting an integrated circuit connected to first and second rails of a differential link against overvoltages, including: a first bidirectional conducting device, between the first rail and a common node; a second bidirectional conducting device, between the second rail and the common node; and a capacitor between the common node and a low reference potential rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Benjamin Thon
  • Publication number: 20100277254
    Abstract: A common-mode filter including two input terminals and two output terminals and, in series between each input or output terminal and the ground, a capacitive element and a first inductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Benjamin Thon
  • Patent number: 7591958
    Abstract: The manufacturing of electronic components on individual substrates made of an insulating material includes molding, in a silicon wafer, an insulating material with a thickness corresponding to the final thickness desired for the substrates, manufacturing the electronic components, and removing the silicon from the rear surface of the wafer after manufacturing of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Pascal Gardes, Fabrice Guitton
  • Patent number: 7015870
    Abstract: A multi-band inductive circuit in an integrated circuit, including at least two parallel branches respectively including a first inductance and a second inductance in series with a capacitor, the two inductances being coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, François Dupont
  • Publication number: 20060057782
    Abstract: The manufacturing of electronic components on individual substrates made of an insulating material includes molding, in a silicon wafer, an insulating material with a thickness corresponding to the final thickness desired for the substrates, manufacturing the electronic components, and removing the silicon from the rear surface of the wafer after manufacturing of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Pascal Gardes, Fabrice Guitton
  • Patent number: 6952142
    Abstract: A mode-switching transformer selective on a band centered on a first frequency, comprising, between a same common mode input/output terminal and respectively one of two differential mode input/output terminals, a high-pass filter with a cut-off frequency smaller than said first frequency, a band-pass filter with a central frequency greater than said first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, François Dupont
  • Patent number: 6879686
    Abstract: An interface circuit including a galvanic isolation barrier between a transmission line and a user equipment, and a detector for detecting, independently from a transmission, the idle or busy state of the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, André Bremond
  • Patent number: 6862196
    Abstract: The invention concerns a control circuit for controlling a power switch by means of a galvanic insulation transformer, the transformer being produced in the form of planar conductive windings on an insulating substrate (20) whereon are integrated passive components constituting a high frequency excitation oscillating circuit for a primary winding of the transformer, the transformer substrate being directly mounted on a wafer (24) whereon is mounted a circuit chip (40) integrating the power switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Robert Pezzani
  • Publication number: 20040251985
    Abstract: A multi-band inductive circuit in an integrated circuit, including at least two parallel branches respectively including a first inductance and a second inductance in series with a capacitor, the two inductances being coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Francois Dupont
  • Patent number: 6788168
    Abstract: A filter is formed as an integrated circuit by resistive and capacitive elements and includes, for connection to ground, at least two separate pads of a chip designed to be connected individually to at least two separate terminals of a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Choukri Karoui
  • Publication number: 20040169566
    Abstract: A mode-switching transformer selective on a band centered on a first frequency, comprising, between a same common mode input/output terminal and respectively one of two differential mode input/output terminals, a high-pass filter with a cut-off frequency smaller than said first frequency, a band-pass filter with a central frequency greater than said first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Francois Dupont
  • Publication number: 20030075990
    Abstract: The invention concerns a control circuit for controlling a power switch by means of a galvanic insulation transformer, the transformer being produced in the form of planar conductive windings on an insulating substrate (20) whereon are integrated passive components constituting a high frequency excitation oscillating circuit for a primary winding of the transformer, the transformer substrate being directly mounted on a wafer (24) whereon is mounted a circuit chip (40) integrating the power switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Robert Pezzani
  • Publication number: 20030001693
    Abstract: The invention concerns a filter produced in integrated circuit by means of resistive (R) and capacitive (C11, C12, C13, C14, C21, C22, C23, C24) elements and comprising, for ground connection, at least two separate bond pads (61-68) of a chip (69) not directly connected between them and designed to be connected individually to at least two separate terminals (71-78) of a housing (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Choukri Karoui
  • Publication number: 20010036263
    Abstract: An interface circuit including a galvanic isolation barrier between a transmission line and a user equipment, and a detector for detecting, independently from a transmission, the idle or busy state of the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Andre Bremond
  • Patent number: 6252451
    Abstract: A one-way switching circuit of the type including a gate tun-off thyristor biased to be normally on, further includes, between the gate and a supply line, a capacitor and a controllable switch connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Guitton, Didier Magnon, Jean-Michel Simonnet, Olivier Ladiray