公开(公告)号：US11557340B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17410141

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Michele La Placa ,  Fabio Enrico Carlo Disegni ,  Federico Goller

IPC: G11C11/00 ,  G11C13/00 ,  H01L45/00

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, between a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal, a supply voltage, receiving a data signal, generating, by a voltage generator in a branch of a plurality of branches, a branch current as a function of a respective driving signal and of a regulated voltage, each branch connected between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, selectively activating the voltage generator as a function of a respective enabling signal and providing, between a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal, the regulated voltage to one or more driving circuits.

公开(公告)号：US11555554B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US16842474

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Enri Duqi ,  Lorenzo Baldo

IPC: F16K99/00 ,  F16K31/00 ,  B23P15/00 ,  H01L41/09

Abstract: A microfluidic valve formed in a body having a first and a second surface; an inlet channel extending in the body from the second surface; a first transverse channel extending in the body in a transverse direction with respect to the inlet channel; and an outlet channel extending in the body from the first surface. The inlet channel, the first transverse channel and the outlet channel form a fluidic path. The microfluidic valve further has an occluding portion, formed by the body and extending over the transverse channel; and a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the occluding portion and configured to move the occluding portion from an opening position of the valve, where the occluding portion does not interfere with the fluidic path, and a closing position of the valve, where the occluding portion interferes with and interrupts the fluidic path.

公开(公告)号：US20230009282A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17948890

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Francesco Rundo ,  Francesca Trenta ,  Sabrina Conoci ,  Sebastiano Battiato

IPC: A61B5/18 ,  B60W60/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0255 ,  A61B5/00 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/16

Abstract: A method includes receiving a video signal that comprises a time series of images of a face of a human, wherein the images in the time series of images comprise a set of landmark points in the face, applying tracking processing to the video signal to reveal variations over time of at least one image parameter at the set of landmark points in the human face, generating a set of variation signals indicative of variations revealed at respective landmark points in the set of landmark points, applying processing to the set of variation signals, the processing comprising artificial neural network processing to produce a reconstructed PhotoPletysmoGraphy (PPG) signal, and estimating a heart rate variability of a variable heart rate of the human as a function of the reconstructed PPG signal.

公开(公告)号：US11552573B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17523651

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Claudio Adragna ,  Francesco Ferrazza

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/08

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for operating an ACF converter includes: turning on a low-side transistor that is coupled between a primary winding of a transformer and a reference terminal to cause a forward current to enter the primary winding, turning off the low-side transistor; after turning off the low-side transistor, turning on a high-side transistor that is coupled between the primary winding and a clamp capacitor to cause a reverse current to flow through the primary winding; and after turning on the high-side transistor, when an overcurrent of the reverse current is not detected, keeping the high-side transistor on for a first period of time, and turning off the high-side transistor after the first period of time, and when the overcurrent of the reverse current is detected, turning off the high-side transistor without keeping the high-side transistor on for the first period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20230005755A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17942843

申请日：2022-09-12

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l. ,  STMicroelectronics (MALTA) Ltd

Inventor： Roseanne DUCA ,  Dario PACI ,  Pierpaolo RECANATINI

IPC: H01L21/324 ,  H01L23/16 ,  H01L23/31

Abstract: A leadframe includes a die pad and a set of electrically conductive leads. A semiconductor die, having a front surface and a back surface opposed to the front surface, is arranged on the die pad with the front surface facing away from the die pad. The semiconductor die is electrically coupled to the electrically conductive leads. A package molding material is molded over the semiconductor die arranged on the die pad. A stress absorbing material contained within a cavity delimited by a peripheral wall on the front surface of the semiconductor die is positioned intermediate at least one selected portion of the front surface of the semiconductor die and the package molding material.

公开(公告)号：US20230002924A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17363205

申请日：2021-06-30

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Paolo CREMA

IPC: C25D3/38 ,  C22C9/02

Abstract: A uniform copper-tin compound layer is electrochemically deposited on a surface of a copper-based base structure. A tin-based film is then formed on the copper-tin compound layer. The uniform copper-tin compound layer provides a barrier that effectively inhibits tin whisker growth.

公开(公告)号：US11543730B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17471757

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Antonio Fincato

IPC: G02F1/295

Abstract: An optical beam steering device and a method for beam steering are described. The optical beam steering device including: a laser source coupled to an optical phased array (OPA) The OPA includes: a beam splitter network optically coupled to the laser source and configured to split a laser beam generated by the laser source into N outputs to generate an output optical beam; a first network of first phase shifters configured to steer the output optical beam in a first direction away from a longitude direction; and a second network of second phase shifters configured to steer the output optical beam in a second direction away from the longitude direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US11543428B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US16898350

申请日：2020-06-10

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.

Inventor： Gabriele Gattere ,  Francesco Rizzini ,  Alessandro Tocchio

IPC: G01P15/125 ,  G01P15/08

Abstract: An inertial structure is elastically coupled through a first elastic structure to a supporting structure so as to move along a sensing axis as a function of a quantity to be detected. The inertial structure includes first and second inertial masses which are elastically coupled together by a second elastic structure to enable movement of the second inertial mass along the sensing axis. The first elastic structure has a lower elastic constant than the second elastic structure so that, in presence of the quantity to be detected, the inertial structure moves in a sensing direction until the first inertial mass stops against a stop structure and the second elastic mass can move further in the sensing direction. Once the quantity to be detected ends, the second inertial mass moves in a direction opposite to the sensing direction and detaches the first inertial mass from the stop structure.

公开(公告)号：US20220417076A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17845860

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Valerio BENDOTTI ,  Nicola DE CAMPO ,  Carlo CURINA

IPC: H04L27/36 ,  H04L25/40 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K19/21 ,  H03K19/096

Abstract: A transmitter circuit receives a PWM input signal and a clock signal. A logic circuit generates a control signal as a function of the clock signal. The control signal is normally set to high, and is periodically set to low for a transmission time interval when an edge is detected in the clock signal. The transmission time interval is shorter than a half clock period of the clock signal. A tri-state transmitter receives the PWM input signal and the control signal, and produces first and a second output signals at first and second transmitter output nodes, respectively. The output signals have a voltage swing between a positive voltage and a reference voltage. An output control circuit is sensitive to the control signal and is coupled to the first and second transmitter output nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20220417012A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17839109

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

Inventor： Ruggero SUSELLA

IPC: H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/06

Abstract: Encryption of data using a cryptographic device is protected. The protecting includes generating a first output of a first branch by encrypting a constant using a key, and generating a first output of a second branch by encrypting a constant using a key. The first output of the first branch, the first output of the second branch, and a first portion of plaintext data are XORed, generating a first portion of cypher text. A second output of the first branch is generated by encrypting the first output of the first branch using a key, and a second output of the second branch is generated by encrypting the first output of the second branch using a key. The second output of the first branch, the second output of the second branch, and a second portion of plaintext data are XORed, generating a second portion of cypher text.