Patents by Inventor Vincent Rabary

Vincent Rabary 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: 11632091
    Abstract: A differential pair for an input stage includes two identical branches in parallel, each branch including a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor arranged in series, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor have a channel of the same type, and wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor has a gate coupled to the same corresponding input of the differential pair and a circuit configured to apply to each of the first transistors a potential difference between a source and a channel-forming region of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Philippe Pignolo, Pawel Fiedorow, Vincent Rabary
  • Patent number: 11611321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a pair of first transistors, each first transistor being coupled to a first node by a conduction terminal, a pair of second transistors, each second transistor being coupled to a second node by a conduction terminal, and a third transistor coupling the first and second nodes, the control terminal of the third transistor being coupled to the output of an operational amplifier, the operational amplifier being coupled, at its input, to the first node and to a node of application of a reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Philippe Pignolo, Vincent Rabary
  • Publication number: 20220077831
    Abstract: In an embodiment a differential pair for an input stage includes two identical branches in parallel, each branch including a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor arranged in series, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor have a channel of the same type, and wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor has a gate coupled to the same corresponding input of the differential pair and a circuit configured to apply to each of the first transistors a potential difference between a source and a channel-forming region of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe Pignolo, Pawel Fiedorow, Vincent Rabary
  • Publication number: 20220069790
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a pair of first transistors, each first transistor being coupled to a first node by a conduction terminal, a pair of second transistors, each second transistor being coupled to a second node by a conduction terminal, and a third transistor coupling the first and second nodes, the control terminal of the third transistor being coupled to the output of an operational amplifier, the operational amplifier being coupled, at its input, to the first node and to a node of application of a reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe Pignolo, Vincent Rabary
  • Patent number: 9460789
    Abstract: A non-volatile digital memory includes: a plurality of thin film resistors; and a control circuit adapted to: program, during a first programming phase, the thin film resistors with a plurality of bits of data by passing a current through at least one of the thin film resistors to reduce its resistance; and read, during a restoration phase, the plurality of bits of data stored by the thin film resistors by generating an electrical signal associated with each thin film resistor and comparing each electrical signal with a reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Nicolas Aupetit
  • Publication number: 20150248934
    Abstract: A non-volatile digital memory includes: a plurality of thin film resistors; and a control circuit adapted to: program, during a first programming phase, the thin film resistors with a plurality of bits of data by passing a current through at least one of the thin film resistors to reduce its resistance; and read, during a restoration phase, the plurality of bits of data stored by the thin film resistors by generating an electrical signal associated with each thin film resistor and comparing each electrical signal with a reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Nicolas Aupetit
  • Patent number: 8487704
    Abstract: A method generates a reference voltage by steps including: generating a reference signal from a voltage source; generating a comparison signal of the reference signal with a voltage reference; sampling the comparison signal; adjusting a numerical value as a function of the result of the comparison and of the numerical value; and converting the current numerical value into a voltage corresponding to the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Frédéric Goutti, Robert Cittadini, Alexandre Huffenus, Gael Pillonnet
  • Publication number: 20120126892
    Abstract: A method generates a reference voltage by steps including: generating a reference signal from a voltage source; generating a comparison signal of the reference signal with a voltage reference; sampling the comparison signal; adjusting a numerical value as a function of the result of the comparison and of the numerical value; and converting the current numerical value into a voltage corresponding to the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Frédéric Goutti, Robert Cittadini, Alexandre Huffenus, Gael Pillonnet
  • Patent number: 8054130
    Abstract: A method and corresponding circuit that adjusts the gain of an audio output stage having a class D amplifier, this method including the steps of setting the gain to a nominal value, analyzing an output signal during successive clock periods, counting the number of clock periods during which the signal is in a state corresponding to a saturation, decreasing the gain if the number reaches, before the end of a first time interval, a value corresponding to a first percentage, maintaining the gain constant if, at the end of a second time interval, different from the first interval, the number corresponds to a second percentage being comprised between the first percentage and a third percentage, and increasing the gain if, at the end of the second time interval, the number corresponds to a fourth percentage, lower than the third percentage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Robert Cittadini, Alexandre Huffenus, Gaël Pillonnet
  • Publication number: 20100253429
    Abstract: A method and corresponding circuit that adjusts the gain of an audio output stage having a class D amplifier, this method including the steps of setting the gain to a nominal value, analyzing an output signal during successive clock periods, counting the number of clock periods during which the signal is in a state corresponding to a saturation, decreasing the gain if the number reaches, before the end of a first time interval, a value corresponding to a first percentage, maintaining the gain constant if, at the end of a second time interval, different from the first interval, the number corresponds to a second percentage being comprised between the first percentage and a third percentage, and increasing the gain if, at the end of the second time interval, the number corresponds to a fourth percentage, lower than the third percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Robert Cittadini, Alexandre Huffenus, Gaël Pillonnet
  • Patent number: 7113031
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit comprising at least one first amplifier having a first input receiving an input voltage through at least one first coupling capacitor and connected to an output of the first amplifier, and having a second input, separate from the first input, receiving a reference voltage supplied by a time constant circuit comprising a decoupling capacitor, at least one first controllable switch connecting the first and second inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Frédéric Goutti
  • Publication number: 20040196099
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit comprising at least one first amplifier having a first input receiving an input voltage through at least one first coupling capacitor and connected to an output of the first amplifier, and having a second input, separate from the first input, receiving a reference voltage supplied by a time constant circuit comprising a decoupling capacitor, at least one first controllable switch connecting the first and second inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Vincent Rabary, Frederic Goutti
  • Patent number: 6774726
    Abstract: An amplifier including first, second, and third series-connected stages, the third stage including a MOS output transistor having its source or drain forming an output terminal of the amplifier, including means for detecting the transition from a first operating state of the output transistor in which the drain current varies little with the voltage between the drain and the source to a second state in which the drain current varies substantially proportionally to the voltage between the drain and the source; and means for, upon detection of such a transition, having the voltage gain of the amplifier and/or the product between the bandwidth of the amplifier and the voltage gain of the amplifier at the upper limit frequency of the bandwidth drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Frédéric Goutti, Vincent Rabary
  • Publication number: 20030112077
    Abstract: An amplifier including first, second, and third series-connected stages, the third stage including a MOS output transistor having its source or drain forming an output terminal of the amplifier, including means for detecting the transition from a first operating state of the output transistor in which the drain current varies little with the voltage between the drain and the source to a second state in which the drain current varies substantially proportionally to the voltage between the drain and the source; and means for, upon detection of such a transition, having the voltage gain of the amplifier and/or the product between the bandwidth of the amplifier and the voltage gain of the amplifier at the upper limit frequency of the bandwidth drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Goutti, Vincent Rabary