Patents by Inventor Maquin Francis

Maquin Francis 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).

  • Dedicated DDC integrable multimode communications cell
    Patent number: 5884044
    Abstract: A cell of an integrated circuit dedicated to a microprocessor, the cell comprising a data input/output circuit connected to a communications network working according to at least two different protocols called the DDC1 and I2C protocols and a control circuit provided with a sequencer, the control circuit being managed by the sequencer, the control circuit communicating with a control bus of the microprocessor and with the data input/output circuit; wherein the cell comprises a logic circuit which enforces the state of the sequencer as a function of an information element which identifies which of said protocols is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastien Marsanne, Maquin Francis