Patents by Inventor Frederic Breugnot

Frederic Breugnot 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: 5103159
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns integrated circuits. More particularly, a method is disclosed for making a constant current source, in these circuits, that is stable as a function of the temperature and the supply voltage of the integrated circuit. It is proposed to make a stable current source in using two parallel-mounted transistors, one of which is controlled by a bandgap type of reference voltage while the other is controlled by a Wilson mirror. The addition of the currents of the two transistors gives a current that is far more stable as a function of temperature than the individual currents in each of the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Breugnot, Franck Edme