公开(公告)号：US10686388B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16362939

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS ,  STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Laurent Gonthier ,  Roberto Larosa ,  Giulio Zoppi

IPC: H02M7/06 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/36 ,  H02M7/162 ,  G05B19/10

Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes a first terminal and a second terminal to receive an AC voltage and a third terminal and a fourth terminal to deliver a DC voltage. A rectifying bridge is provided in the converter. A controllable switching or rectifying element has a control terminal configured to receive a control current. A first switch is coupled between a supply voltage and the control terminal to inject the control current. A second switch is coupled between the control terminal and a reference voltage to extract the control current. The first and second switches are selectively actuated by a control circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20200186052A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16793521

申请日：2020-02-18

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Frederic GAUTIER

IPC: H02M7/219 ,  H02M7/217 ,  G05F3/20 ,  H02M7/5387

Abstract: A rectifying element includes a MOS transistor series-connected with a Schottky diode. A bias voltage is applied between the control terminal of the MOS transistor and the terminal of the Schottky diode opposite to the transistor. A pair of the rectifying elements are substituted for diodes of a rectifying bridge circuit. Alternatively, the control terminal bias is supplied from a cross-coupling against the Schottky diodes. In another implementation, the Schottky diodes are omitted and the bias voltage applied to control terminals of the MOS transistors is switched in response to cross-coupled divided source-drain voltages of the MOS transistors. The circuits form components of a power converter.

公开(公告)号：US20200185378A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16709753

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS

Inventor： Aurelie ARNAUD

IPC: H01L27/07 ,  H01L27/02

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a switching device comprising a first phosphorus-doped silicon layer on top of and in contact with a second arsenic-doped silicon layer. The present disclosure also concerns a method of making a switching device that includes forming a phosphorus-doped silicon layer in an arsenic-doped silicon layer.

公开(公告)号：US10659041B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16240409

申请日：2019-01-04

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Ghafour Benabdelaziz ,  Romain Pichon

IPC: H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H03K17/725 ,  H02M7/15 ,  H03K17/72 ,  H02M7/162 ,  H03K17/10

Abstract: A circuit for controlling an anode-gate thyristor includes a first transistor that couples a thyristor gate to a first terminal to receive a potential lower than a potential of a second terminal connected to the thyristor anode. A control terminal of the first transistor is driven by a control signal which is positive with respect to the potential of the first terminal.

公开(公告)号：US20200076467A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16677422

申请日：2019-11-07

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd ,  STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Songfeng Zhao ,  Jean Pierre Proot

IPC: H04B1/44 ,  H01Q3/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L25/49

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a method for operating the DAC are disclosed. The DAC receives, over a first channel, a control signal that is transmitted in accordance with a binary protocol. The DAC also receives, over a second channel different than the first channel, data that is transmitted in accordance with a multilevel communication protocol that is different than the binary protocol. The DAC determines a plurality of first and second voltages based on the received data and identifies, based on the control signal, a time when data transmission or reception is switched between first and second antennas. In response to identifying, based on the control signal, the time when data transmission or reception is switched, the DAC outputs the determined plurality of first voltages to a first antenna tuning circuit or the determined plurality of second voltages to a second antenna tuning circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20190356039A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16530493

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS

Inventor： Benoit Bonnet

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q5/30 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna comprising: an elongate conducting band; an antenna socket; a connection to earth; at least one first capacitive element of adjustable capacitance; and at least one first inductive element in series with the first capacitive element.

公开(公告)号：US10454075B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15893107

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Alexis Durand ,  Franck Dosseul

IPC: H01M2/02 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M2/04 ,  H01M2/22

Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible conductive member having a first length, and a battery substrate having a second length shorter or equal than the first length. There is an active battery on the battery substrate. An adhesive layer couples the active battery and the battery substrate to the flexible conductive member such that the active battery and the flexible conductive member are electrically coupled, and such that the flexible substrate encapsulates the active battery and the upper portion of the battery substrate without an intervening layer. The flexible conductive member includes an insulating flexible base layer having a conductive via formed therein. Upper and lower metallized layers are formed on the insulating flexible base layer and are electrically coupled to one another by the conductive via.

公开(公告)号：US10418660B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15692045

申请日：2017-08-31

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Julien Ladroue ,  Fabien Pierre

IPC: H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M10/0567 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/04

Abstract: In manufacturing a lithium battery, a plasma deposition of a layer of LiPON is made on a structure that includes an anode contact zone and a cathode contact zone. Before making the deposition of layer of LiPON, a conductive portion is deposited to short the anode contact zone to the cathode contact zone. After the deposition of the layer of LiPON in completed, the conductive portion is cut to sever the short between the anode and cathode contact zones.

公开(公告)号：US20190268034A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16270394

申请日：2019-02-07

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd ,  STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Songfeng ZHAO ,  Jean Pierre PROOT

IPC: H04B1/44 ,  H01Q3/00 ,  H04L25/49 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a method for operating the DAC are disclosed. The DAC receives, over a first channel, a control signal that is transmitted in accordance with a binary protocol. The DAC also receives, over a second channel different than the first channel, data that is transmitted in accordance with a multilevel communication protocol that is different than the binary protocol. The DAC determines a plurality of first and second voltages based on the received data and identifies, based on the control signal, a time when data transmission or reception is switched between first and second antennas. In response to identifying, based on the control signal, the time when data transmission or reception is switched, the DAC outputs the determined plurality of first voltages to a first antenna tuning circuit or the determined plurality of second voltages to a second antenna tuning circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20190252649A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16270282

申请日：2019-02-07

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS

Inventor： Ludovic FALLOURD

IPC: H01M2/02

CPC classification number: H01M2/0267 ,  H01M2/0207 ,  H01M2/026 ,  H01M2/0275 ,  H01M2/0287 ,  H01M2/029 ,  H01M2/1066 ,  H01M6/40 ,  H01M10/0436 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0585 ,  H01M2220/30

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a battery assembly including two batteries having their active layers facing each other and sharing an encapsulation layer.