Patents by Inventor Michel Arnoux

Michel Arnoux 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).

  • Dual thin film precision resistance trimming
    Patent number: 8493171
    Abstract: A trimmable resistor for use in an integrated circuit is trimmed using a heater. The heater is selectively coupled to a voltage source. The application of voltage to the heater causes the heater temperature to increase and produce heat. The heat permeates through a thermal separator to the trimmable resistor. The resistance of the trimmable resistor is permanently increased or decreased when the temperature of the resistor is increased to a value within a particular range of temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics, Inc., STMicroelectronics (Grenoble) SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Le Neel, Pascale Dumont-Girard, Chengyu Niu, Fuchao Wang, Michel Arnoux
  • DUAL THIN FILM PRECISION RESISTANCE TRIMMING
    Publication number: 20120266452
    Abstract: A trimmable resistor for use in an integrated circuit is trimmed using a heater. The heater is selectively coupled to a voltage source. The application of voltage to the heater causes the heater temperature to increase and produce heat. The heat permeates through a thermal separator to the trimmable resistor. The resistance of the trimmable resistor is permanently increased or decreased when the temperature of the resistor is increased to a value within a particular range of temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble) SAS, STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Le Neel, Pascale Dumont-Girard, Chengyu Niu, Fuchao Wang, Michel Arnoux
  • Dual thin film precision resistance trimming
    Patent number: 8242876
    Abstract: A trimmable resistor for use in an integrated circuit is trimmed using a heater. The heater is selectively coupled to a voltage source. The application of voltage to the heater causes the heater temperature to increase and produce heat. The heat permeates through a thermal separator to the trimmable resistor. The resistance of the trimmable resistor is permanently increased or decreased when the temperature of the resistor is increased to a value within a particular range of temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics, Inc., STMicroelectronics (Grenoble) SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Le Neel, Pascale Dumont-Girard, Chengyu Niu, Fuchao Wang, Michel Arnoux
  • DUAL THIN FILM PRECISION RESISTANCE TRIMMING
    Publication number: 20100073122
    Abstract: A trimmable resistor for use in an integrated circuit is trimmed using a heater. The heater is selectively coupled to a voltage source. The application of voltage to the heater causes the heater temperature to increase and produce heat. The heat permeates through a thermal separator to the trimmable resistor. The resistance of the trimmable resistor is permanently increased or decreased when the temperature of the resistor is increased to a value within a particular range of temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS, INC., STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE) SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Le Neel, Pascale Dumont-Girard, Chengyu Niu, Fuchao Wang, Michel Arnoux