Patents by Inventor Tomas Jahelka

Tomas Jahelka 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).

  • Microelectronic device equipped with a thermal protection circuit and thermal protection method for a microelectronic device
    Patent number: 7626799
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a first circuit and a second circuit, coupled to the first circuit for selectively preventing operation of the first circuit when a device temperature is higher than a temperature threshold. The second circuit is provided with a temperature responsive element, thermally coupled to the first circuit for providing a shutdown signal correlated to the device temperature. The temperature responsive element includes a reverse-biased junction element and the shutdown signal is correlated to a reverse leakage current of the reverse-biased junction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application S.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Jahelka, Jaromir Schindler
  • MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND THERMAL PROTECTION METHOD FOR A MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080030914
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a first circuit and a second circuit, coupled to the first circuit for selectively preventing operation of the first circuit when a device temperature is higher than a temperature threshold. The second circuit is provided with a temperature responsive element, thermally coupled to the first circuit for providing a shutdown signal correlated to the device temperature. The temperature responsive element includes a reverse-biased junction element and the shutdown signal is correlated to a reverse leakage current of the reverse-biased junction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: STMicroeletronics Design and Application s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Jahelka, Jaromir Schindler