Patents by Inventor Sophie Ngo

Sophie Ngo 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: 11935884
    Abstract: Overvoltage protection circuits are provided. In some embodiments, an overvoltage protection circuit includes a first diode made of a first semiconductor material having a bandgap width greater than that of silicon. A second diode is included and is electrically cross-coupled with the first diode. The second diode is made of a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Simonnet, Sophie Ngo, Simone Rascuna'
  • Publication number: 20230108617
    Abstract: Overvoltage protection circuits are provided. In some embodiments, an overvoltage protection circuit includes a first diode made of a first semiconductor material having a bandgap width greater than that of silicon. A second diode is included and is electrically cross-coupled with the first diode. The second diode is made of a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Michel SIMONNET, Sophie NGO, Simone RASCUNA'
  • Patent number: 11532606
    Abstract: Overvoltage protection circuits are provided. In some embodiments, an overvoltage protection circuit includes a first diode made of a first semiconductor material having a bandgap width greater than that of silicon. A second diode is included and is electrically cross-coupled with the first diode. The second diode is made of a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Simonnet, Sophie Ngo, Simone RascunĂ 
  • Publication number: 20200286883
    Abstract: Overvoltage protection circuits are provided. In some embodiments, an overvoltage protection circuit includes a first diode made of a first semiconductor material having a bandgap width greater than that of silicon. A second diode is included and is electrically cross-coupled with the first diode. The second diode is made of a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Michel SIMONNET, Sophie NGO, Simone RASCUNĂ€
  • Patent number: 9820056
    Abstract: An acoustic galvanic isolation device includes a substrate capable of transmitting an acoustic wave. A first network of vibrating membrane electroacoustic transducers is arranged on a first surface of the substrate. A second network of vibrating membrane electroacoustic transducers is arranged on a second opposite surface of the substrate. An effective thickness of the substrate exhibits a gradient between the first and second surfaces with respect to propagating the acoustic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS, Universite Francois Rabelais
    Inventors: Sophie Ngo, Dominique Certon, Daniel Alquier
  • Patent number: 9537582
    Abstract: A data transmission device includes a coder configured to code the data into a multifrequency signal. A first array of ultrasonic transducers with a vibrating membrane is disposed on a first surface of a wafer. The first array configured to convert the signal into a multifrequency acoustic signal propagating in the wafer. A second array of ultrasonic transducers is disposed on a second surface of the wafer. The second array includes at least two assemblies of vibrating membrane ultrasonic transducers having resonance frequencies equal to two different frequencies of the multifrequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS, UNIVERSITE FRANCOIS RABELAIS
    Inventors: Sophie Ngo, Arnaud Florence, Daniel Alquier, Edgard Jeanne
  • Publication number: 20160183007
    Abstract: An acoustic galvanic isolation device includes a substrate capable of transmitting an acoustic wave. A first network of vibrating membrane electroacoustic transducers is arranged on a first surface of the substrate. A second network of vibrating membrane electroacoustic transducers is arranged on a second opposite surface of the substrate. An effective thickness of the substrate exhibits a gradient between the first and second surfaces with respect to propagating the acoustic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS, Universite Francois Rabelais
    Inventors: Sophie Ngo, Dominique Certon, Daniel Alquier
  • Patent number: 8791624
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer including a first electrode formed on a substrate capable of transmitting ultrasounds, a membrane formed above the first electrode and separated therefrom by a cavity, a second electrode formed on the membrane, a first insulating layer on the second electrode, and a third electrode formed on the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, Universite Francois Rabelais
    Inventors: Sophie Ngo, Edgard Jeanne, Daniel Alquier
  • Publication number: 20120086305
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer including a first electrode formed on a substrate capable of transmitting ultrasounds, a membrane formed above the first electrode and separated therefrom by a cavity, a second electrode formed on the membrane, a first insulating layer on the second electrode, and a third electrode formed on the first insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, Universite Francois Rabelais UFR Sciences et Techniques
    Inventors: Sophie Ngo, Edgard Jeanne, Daniel Alquier