Patents by Inventor Laurent Moindron
Laurent Moindron 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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Publication number: 20230187118Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes at least one inductive component with at least one integrated metal winding that is at least partially embedded in a coating. The coating includes at least one ferromagnetic material. The coating optionally includes a non-magnetic material, for example a dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Tours) SASInventors: Ludovic FOURNEAUD, Laurent MOINDRON, Gregory BOUTELOUP
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Publication number: 20230104920Abstract: The present description concerns a device comprising at least one chip in a package, the package comprising a support, having the at least one chip resting thereon, and a protection layer covering the at least one chip, the support comprising a stack of layers made of an insulating material, a transformer being formed in the support by first and second conductive tracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SASInventors: Laurent MOINDRON, Ghafour BENABDELAZIZ
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Patent number: 9685778Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a vertical Shockley diode and a first vertical transistor. The diode is formed by, from top to bottom of a semiconductor substrate, a first region of a first conductivity type, a substrate of a second conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type having a third region of the second conductivity type formed therein. The vertical transistor is formed by, also from top to bottom, a portion of the second region and a fourth region of the second conductivity type. The third and fourth regions are electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SASInventors: Mathieu Rouviere, Laurent Moindron, Christian Ballon
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Patent number: 9293939Abstract: A circuit for controlling a capacitor having a capacitance settable by biasing, including at least one terminal for receiving a digital set point value depending on the value desired for the capacitance, a circuit for determining a drift of the capacitance with respect to a nominal value, and a circuit of application of a correction to said digital set point value, depending on the determined drift.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SASInventors: Laurent Moindron, Sylvain Charley, Jérôme Heurtier
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Publication number: 20150380925Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a vertical Shockley diode and a first vertical transistor. The diode is formed by, from top to bottom of a semiconductor substrate, a first region of a first conductivity type, a substrate of a second conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type having a third region of the second conductivity type formed therein. The vertical transistor is formed by, also from top to bottom, a portion of the second region and a fourth region of the second conductivity type. The third and fourth regions are electrically connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SASInventors: Mathieu Rouviere, Laurent Moindron, Christian Ballon
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Publication number: 20150207356Abstract: A circuit for controlling a capacitor having a capacitance settable by biasing, including at least one terminal for receiving a digital set point value depending on the value desired for the capacitance, a circuit for determining a drift of the capacitance with respect to a nominal value, and a circuit of application of a correction to said digital set point value, depending on the determined drift.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Laurent MOINDRON, Sylvain CHARLEY, Jérôme HEURTIER
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Patent number: 7728633Abstract: A window comparator of an A.C. input voltage, including, between two terminals of application of a voltage representative of the voltage to be measured, two first transistors of a first type, each first transistor being assembled as a current mirror on the second transistor having a first conduction terminal connected to one of the application terminals, the two second transistors having a second common conduction terminal; and two third transistors of a second type assembled as a current mirror between the common conduction terminal of the second transistors and a current source, a D.C. voltage being applied on a first terminal of the current source and an output signal being provided by a second terminal of the current source.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Patent number: 7652864Abstract: A method and a circuit for detecting an overheating of an electronic switch of power supply of a load by an A.C. voltage, in which a voltage representative of the temperature in the vicinity of the switch is compared with a threshold, the result of this comparison being sampled at frequency corresponding to an even multiple of the frequency of the A.C. power supply voltage, to provide a signal indicative of the fact that a temperature threshold has been exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20070279070Abstract: A method and a circuit for detecting an overheating of an electronic switch of power supply of a load by an A.C. voltage, in which a voltage representative of the temperature in the vicinity of the switch is compared with a threshold, the result of this comparison being sampled at frequency corresponding to an even multiple of the frequency of the A.C. power supply voltage, to provide a signal indicative of the fact that a temperature threshold has been exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20070247198Abstract: A window comparator of an A.C. input voltage, including, between two terminals of application of a voltage representative of the voltage to be measured, two first transistors of a first type, each first transistor being assembled as a current mirror on the second transistor having a first conduction terminal connected to one of the application terminals, the two second transistors having a second common conduction terminal; and two third transistors of a second type assembled as a current mirror between the common conduction terminal of the second transistors and a current source, a D.C. voltage being applied on a first terminal of the current source and an output signal being provided by a second terminal of the current source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20060043944Abstract: A method and a circuit for detecting the state of supply of a load by a variable voltage, including measuring the difference between values representative of the variable supply voltage and of a voltage across the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Patent number: 6894575Abstract: A high-voltage oscillator including a first normally-on switch in series with a resonant circuit, a second normally-on switch in parallel with the resonant circuit, and a control circuit preventing the simultaneous conduction of the two switches.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20030132810Abstract: A high-voltage oscillator including a first normally-on switch in series with a resonant circuit, a second normally-on switch in parallel with the resonant circuit, and a control circuit preventing the simultaneous conduction of the two switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Patent number: 6590349Abstract: A bidirectional switch, including a first bidirectional switch between two power terminals of the switch, a low-voltage storage element between a first power terminal and a control terminal of the switch, and a control stage adapted to cause, upon each halfwave beginning of an A.C. supply voltage applied between the power terminals and when the switch is on, the charge of the storage element with a biasing depending on the sign of the halfwave.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2001Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Patent number: 6462973Abstract: An A.C./D.C. converter including a filtering capacitor and further including a first branch essentially including a first rectifying circuit and a current limiting circuit; a second branch essentially including a second rectifying circuit, the series voltage drop of which is limited to that of the switches forming it; and a selection circuit for selecting one of the two rectifying circuits.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20020047535Abstract: A bidirectional switch, including a first bidirectional switch between two power terminals of the switch, a low-voltage storage element between a first power terminal and a control terminal of the switch, and a control stage adapted to cause, upon each halfwave beginning of an A.C. supply voltage applied between the power terminals and when the switch is on, the charge of the storage element with a biasing depending on the sign of the halfwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventor: Laurent Moindron
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Publication number: 20020012261Abstract: An A.C./D.C. converter is provided, including a filtering capacitor and further including a first branch essentially including a first rectifying circuit and a current limiting circuit; a second branch essentially including a second rectifying circuit, the series voltage drop of which is limited to that of the switches forming it; and a means of selection circuit for selecting one of the two rectifying circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventor: Laurent Moindron