Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Consentino
Giuseppe Consentino 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).
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Patent number: 9190492Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor body, having a front side and a back side opposite to one another in a first direction of extension; a drift region, which extends in the semiconductor body, faces the front side, and has a first type of conductivity and a first value of doping; a body region, which has a second type of conductivity opposite to the first type of conductivity, extends in the drift region, and faces the front side of the semiconductor body; a first control terminal, which extends on the front side of the semiconductor body, at least partially overlapping, in the first direction of extension, the body region; and a second control terminal, which extends to a first depth in the semiconductor body, inside the body region, and is staggered with respect to the first control terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Giuseppe Consentino, Antonio Giuseppe Grimaldi, Monica Micciché
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Publication number: 20140054685Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor body, having a front side and a back side opposite to one another in a first direction of extension; a drift region, which extends in the semiconductor body, faces the front side, and has a first type of conductivity and a first value of doping; a body region, which has a second type of conductivity opposite to the first type of conductivity, extends in the drift region, and faces the front side of the semiconductor body; a first control terminal, which extends on the front side of the semiconductor body, at least partially overlapping, in the first direction of extension, the body region; and a second control terminal, which extends to a first depth in the semiconductor body, inside the body region, and is staggered with respect to the first control terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.Inventors: Giuseppe Consentino, Antonio Giuseppe Grimaldi, Monica Micciché
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Patent number: 8472176Abstract: An integrated power adapter system for a portable computer may include a power adapter for providing power to the portable computer, extractable elements for connection to an external socket, and a dissipation grid for reducing the temperature of the cover screen. The power adapter system may be a slim power adapter system being removable from and integrated with the cover screen of the portable computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.Inventors: Cristiano Gianluca Stella, Giuseppe Consentino
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Publication number: 20120014057Abstract: An integrated power adapter system for a portable computer may include a power adapter for providing power to the portable computer, extractable elements for connection to an external socket, and a dissipation grid for reducing the temperature of the cover screen. The power adapter system may be a slim power adapter system being removable from and integrated with the cover screen of the portable computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Cristiano Gianluca STELLA, Giuseppe Consentino
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Patent number: 7715159Abstract: An electro-static discharge protection circuit including: a first input terminal and a second input terminal; a first output terminal coupled to the first input terminal, and a second output terminal coupled to the second input terminal; a first circuit branch connected between the first input terminal and the second input terminal, said first circuit branch including at least one first Zener diode having a cathode terminal and an anode terminal; a second circuit branch connected between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, wherein the first circuit branch comprises a load element coupled between the second input terminal and the anode terminal of the at least one first Zener diode; the second circuit branch includes a first transistor having a control terminal adapted to receive a transistor control voltage, the first transistor being coupled to the load element so as to receive from the load element the transistor control voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Gaetano Bazzano, Giuseppe Consentino, Antonio Grimaldi, Monica Micciché
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Patent number: 7423890Abstract: A push-pull converter has a transformer provided with a primary winding and a secondary winding. A capacitive element is connected between the input terminals of the primary winding, and two switch elements are arranged between a respective input terminal of the primary winding through an inductor and a supply input of the converter. The current-input terminals of the switch elements are connected to one another, and the current-output terminals of the switch elements are each connected to the respective input terminals of the primary winding. The switch elements are made up of NPN bipolar transistors connected in common-collector configuration. The push-pull converter is particularly suited for driving a cold-cathode fluorescent lamp.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Rosario Scollo, Giuseppe Consentino
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Publication number: 20080013231Abstract: An electro-static discharge protection circuit including: a first input terminal and a second input terminal; a first output terminal coupled to the first input terminal, and a second output terminal coupled to the second input terminal; a first circuit branch connected between the first input terminal and the second input terminal, said first circuit branch including at least one first Zener diode having a cathode terminal and an anode terminal; a second circuit branch connected between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, wherein the first circuit branch comprises a load element coupled between the second input terminal and the anode terminal of the at least one first Zener diode; the second circuit branch includes a first transistor having a control terminal adapted to receive a transistor control voltage, the first transistor being coupled to the load element so as to receive from the load element the transistor control voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Gaetano Bazzano, Giuseppe Consentino, Antonio Grimaldi, Monica Micciche
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Publication number: 20050088859Abstract: A push-pull converter has a transformer provided with a primary winding and a secondary winding. A capacitive element is connected between the input terminals of the primary winding, and two switch elements are arranged between a respective input terminal of the primary winding through an inductor and a supply input of the converter. The current-input terminals of the switch elements are connected to one another, and the current-output terminals of the switch elements are each connected to the respective input terminals of the primary winding. The switch elements are made up of NPN bipolar transistors connected in common-collector configuration. The push-pull converter is particularly suited for driving a cold-cathode fluorescent lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.lInventors: Rosario Scollo, Giuseppe Consentino