公开(公告)号：US10608551B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US16052177

申请日：2018-08-01

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Frederic Gautier

IPC: H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/219 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H02M7/5387 ,  G05F3/20 ,  H02M1/00

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：US10522796B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15699233

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Julien Ladroue ,  Mohamed Boufnichel

IPC: H01M2/06 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M2/20 ,  H01M2/30 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A battery structure has structure anode and cathode contacts on a front face and on a rear face. The battery structure includes a battery having battery anode and cathode contacts only on a front face thereof. A film including a conductive layer and an insulating layer jackets the battery. The conductive layer extends over the battery anode and cathode contacts and is interrupted therebetween. Openings are provided in the insulating layer on the front and rear faces of the battery structure to form the structure anode and cathode contacts of the battery structure.

公开(公告)号：US10483874B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US16020431

申请日：2018-06-27

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Ghafour Benabdelaziz ,  Cedric Reymond ,  David Jouve

IPC: H02M7/757 ,  H02M7/77 ,  H02M7/797 ,  H02M7/81 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/06 ,  H02M7/5388 ,  H02M1/00

Abstract: A reversible converter includes a first field effect transistor and a second field effect transistor coupled in series between a first terminal and a second terminal for a DC voltage. A first thyristor and a second thyristor are coupled in series between the first and second terminals for the DC voltage. A third thyristor and a fourth thyristor are also coupled in series between the first and second terminals for the DC voltage terminals, but have an opposite connection polarity with respect to the first and second thyristors. A midpoint of connection between the first and second field effect transistors and a common midpoint of connection between the first and second thyristors and the third and fourth thyristors are coupled to AC voltage terminals. Actuation of the transistors and thyristors is controlled in distinct manners to operate the converter in an AC-DC conversion mode and a DC-AC conversion mode.

公开(公告)号：US20190326276A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16388191

申请日：2019-04-18

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Mathieu ROUVIERE

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/866

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a diode bridge in parallel with a thyristor and a first avalanche diode. The diode bridge is coupled between first and second nodes. The thyristor has an anode coupled to the first node and a cathode coupled to the second node. The first avalanche diode has a cathode coupled to the first node and an anode coupled to the second node. A second avalanche diode has a cathode coupled to the first node and an anode coupled to a gate of the thyristor. When an electrostatic discharge occurs, current flows through the diode bridge, into the first node, and is first dissipated by the avalanche diode and is thereafter also dissipated by the thyristor once the thyristor turns on.

公开(公告)号：US20190296545A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16358964

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Mathieu ROUVIERE

IPC: H02H9/04 ,  H01L27/02

Abstract: A circuit for protecting against electrostatic discharges includes two avalanche circuit components having different turn-on delays with respect to a beginning of an electrostatic discharge. The two avalanche circuit components are coupled in parallel. The avalanche circuit component closer to an output node has a turn-on delay on the order of 30 ns, while the avalanche circuit component closer to an input node has a turn-on delay on the order of 1 ns.

公开(公告)号：US10403963B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15691285

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS

Inventor： Benoit Bonnet

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q5/30 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q1/48

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：US20190229302A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16372604

申请日：2019-04-02

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Vincent JARRY

IPC: H01M2/02 ,  H01M6/40 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M2/30 ,  H01M2/22

Abstract: An electronic device includes a base substrate, and a plurality of battery substrates constructed from mica and being attached to the base substrate. An aggregate area of the base substrate is greater than an aggregate area of the plurality of battery substrates. The electronic device also includes a plurality of active battery layers, each active battery layer being attached to a different respective battery substrate, with each active battery layer having a smaller area than its corresponding battery substrate. A film is disposed over the plurality of active battery layers and sized such that the film extends beyond each active battery layer to contact each battery substrate, and such that the film extends beyond each battery substrate to contact the base substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20190222136A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

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 ,  G05B19/10 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M7/162 ,  H02M1/36

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：US10290838B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US14847137

申请日：2015-09-08

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Vincent Jarry

IPC: H01M2/08 ,  H01M2/24 ,  H01M2/06 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/22 ,  H01M2/30 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M6/40

Abstract: A battery encapsulation method includes disposing an active battery layer on each of a plurality of battery substrates, with each battery substrate having a greater area than its corresponding active battery layer. The plurality of battery substrates are attached to an interposer having a greater area than an aggregate area of the plurality of battery substrates. The active battery layers are environmentally sealed by disposing a film over the active battery layers sized such that the film extends beyond the active battery layers to contact the battery substrates and the interposer. The interposer is physically along locations where the film contacts the interposer so as to form a plurality of battery units, with each battery unit including one of the battery substrates with the associated active battery layer disposed thereon and being environmentally sealed by the film.

公开(公告)号：US10250299B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US16004139

申请日：2018-06-08

Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS

Inventor： Igor Bimbaud ,  Eric Colleoni

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G06K19/07 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H04M1/18 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A case includes a base for receiving a portable phone and a flap hinged to the base and including a housing configured to receive a microcircuit card. A first contactless communication antenna is provided in the flap for coupling to an antenna of the microcircuit card. A second contactless communication antenna is provided in the base for coupling to an antenna of the portable phone. The first and second first contactless communication antennae are electrically connected to each other.