Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and device for the irreversible reduction of the value of an integrated polycrystalline silicon resistor. The inventive method consists in temporarily subjecting the resistor to a stress current which is greater than a current (Im) for which the value of the resistor is maximum.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a one-time programmable memory cell and the programming method thereof. Thc invention comprises a programming transistor (MN) which is disposed in series with a polycrystalline silicon programming resistor (Rp) forming the memory element. According to the invention, the programming is non destructive with respect to the polycrystalline silicon resistor.
Abstract:
An increasing monotonic counter over n bits formed as an integrated circuit, including an assembly of 2n+1−(n+2) irreversible counting cells distributed in at least n groups of 2p−1 counting cells, where p designates the group rank, and at least n−1 parity calculators, each calculator providing a bit of rank p, increasing from the most significant bit of the result count, taking into account the states of the cells of the group of same rank.
Abstract:
An extraction method and an integrated cell for extracting a binary value based on a propagation of an edge of a triggering signal in two electric paths, including across two voltage supply terminals: two parallel branches each including, in series, a resistor for differentiating the electric paths; a read transistor, the junction point of the resistor and of the read transistor of each branch defining an output terminal of the cell, and the gate of the read transistor of each branch being connected to the output terminal of the other branch; and a selection transistor.
Abstract:
A power factor correction circuit using a first rectifier diode to control the series charging of two capacitors and two rectifier diodes to control the parallel discharging of the two capacitors. The power factor correction circuit further includes a resistor that is series-connected with the first diode to improve the power factor and to reduce the current drawn when the voltage is turned on. The rectifier diodes are advantageously voltage limiting diodes to protect the downline circuitry against overvoltages. In one improvement, a current-controlled electronic switch is used for protection against overvoltages that are just above the peak value of the line voltage.
Abstract:
A circuit for controlling two power transistors (24, 26) used an synchronous rectifiers in the secondary side of a switched mode power supply is provided. Current detector circuits (40, 42) measure current through parasitic diodes (28, 30) of the power transistors. It is shown that the synchronisation achieved is more accurate, and the resultant device is simpler and cheaper than previous solutions.
Abstract:
A method for assisting with positioning of an electromagnetic transponder by a user with respect to a terminal, wherein: a current value of a ratio of the current coupling factor between the transponder and the terminal to an optimum coupling factor with a first resistive load value is calculated and stored; the current value is compared with a previous value of this ratio, stored in a previous iteration; and data elements intended for the user are controlled according to the comparison.
Abstract:
A method for evaluating the current coupling factor between an electromagnetic transponder and a terminal, and a transponder implementing this method, wherein a ratio between data representative of a voltage across an oscillating circuit of the transponder and obtained for two capacitance values of the oscillating circuit is compared with one or several thresholds.
Abstract:
A method of evaluation, by an electromagnetic transponder in the field of a terminal generating a magnetic field, of power that can be extracted from this field, including the steps of: evaluating the current coupling between the transponder and the terminal; and deducing therefrom information relative to the power available in this coupling position.
Abstract:
A method and a circuit for generating a secret quantity based on an identifier of an integrated circuit, including combining a first digital word derived from a physical parameter network with a second word stored in a non-volatile memory element.