Patents by Inventor Renan LETHIECQ

Renan LETHIECQ 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: 11920989
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe Galy, Renan Lethiecq
  • Patent number: 11867570
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal imposes the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe Galy, Renan Lethiecq
  • Publication number: 20210278288
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe GALY, Renan LETHIECQ
  • Publication number: 20210278287
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe GALY, Renan LETHIECQ
  • Publication number: 20210278286
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe GALY, Renan LETHIECQ
  • Patent number: 11037938
    Abstract: An exemplary semiconductor memory includes a channel region disposed in a semiconductor body, a gate region overlying the channel region, a first and a second source/drain region disposed in the semiconductor body, where the first source/drain region is spaced from the second source/drain region by the channel region. The exemplary memory further includes a first contact electrically contacting the first source/drain region, a second contact electrically contacting the first source/drain region and spaced from the second contact, and a third contact electrically contacting the second source/drain region. The first and second contacts are configured so that a resistivity of the first source/drain region can be irreversibly increased by application of an electric current between the first and second contacts. The first contact extends over a first width, the third contact extends over a third width, where the first width is smaller than the third width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Galy, Renan Lethiecq
  • Patent number: 10795396
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Renan Lethiecq, Philippe Galy
  • Patent number: 10659034
    Abstract: An integrated electronic device includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. At least one MOS transistor is formed in and on the SOI substrate. The at least one MOS transistor has a gate region receiving a control voltage, a back gate receiving an adjustment voltage, a source/drain region having a resistive portion, a first terminal coupled to a first voltage (e.g., a reference voltage) and formed in the source/drain region and on a first side of the resistive portion, and a second terminal generating a voltage representative of a temperature of the integrated electronic device, the second terminal being formed in the source/drain region and on a second side of the resistive portion. Adjustment circuitry generates the adjustment voltage as having a value dependent on the control voltage and on the voltage generated by the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe Galy, Renan Lethiecq
  • Publication number: 20200119024
    Abstract: A method can be used to irreversibly program a memory cell that includes a MOS transistor having a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region separated by a channel region that is adjacent a gate region. The method includes applying an electric current along a width of the first source/drain region to cause a resistivity of the first source/drain region to be irreversibly increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Philippe Galy, Renan Lethiecq
  • Publication number: 20200097036
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Renan LETHIECQ, Philippe GALY
  • Publication number: 20190372568
    Abstract: An integrated electronic device includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. At least one MOS transistor is formed in and on the SOI substrate. The at least one MOS transistor has a gate region receiving a control voltage, a back gate receiving an adjustment voltage, a source/drain region having a resistive portion, a first terminal coupled to a first voltage (e.g., a reference voltage) and formed in the source/drain region and on a first side of the resistive portion, and a second terminal generating a voltage representative of a temperature of the integrated electronic device, the second terminal being formed in the source/drain region and on a second side of the resistive portion. Adjustment circuitry generates the adjustment voltage as having a value dependent on the control voltage and on the voltage generated by the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Philippe GALY, Renan LETHIECQ