Abstract:
Device for processing an analogue signal, comprising an analogue-digital converter with a pipelined architecture having an offset, and compensation means configured to compensate for the said offset, the said compensation means comprising digital correction means configured to correct the integer portion of the offset based on the digital signal delivered by the analogue-digital converter, and analogue correction means included in the last stage of the analogue-digital converter and configured to correct the decimal portion of the offset.
Abstract:
Continuous time analogue/digital converter, comprising a sigma delta modulator (MSD1) configured to receive an analogue input signal (x(t)) and comprising high-pass filtering means (MF) the chopping frequency of which is equal to half of the sampling frequency (Fs) of the quantization means (QTZ) of the modulator (MSD1).
Abstract:
A cell library intended to be used to form an integrated circuit, this library defining a first cell including a first MOS transistor of minimum dimensions, and a second cell including a second MOS transistor of lower leakage current, wherein the second cell takes up the same surface area as the first cell, and the second MOS transistor has a gate of same length as the gate of the first MOS transistor across at least a first width in its central portion, and of greater length across at least a second width on either side of the central portion.
Abstract:
A synchronization system includes a memory and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a write interface for writing data in said memory with a first clock signal, wherein the write interface is configured for operating with a write pointer in response to a write command, a read interface for reading data from said memory with a second clock signal, wherein the read interface is configured for operating with a read pointer in response to a read command, a synchronization circuit for synchronizing said write pointer and said read pointer with a synchronization latency, and an elaboration circuit for elaborating data in memory with an elaboration latency, wherein the elaboration latency is smaller than the synchronization latency.
Abstract:
A method of adjustment on manufacturing of a monolithic oscillator including circuit elements and a BAW resonator, this method including the steps of: a) forming the circuit elements and the resonator and electrically connecting them; b) covering the resonator with a frequency adjustment layer; c) measuring the output frequency of the oscillator; d) modifying the thickness of the frequency adjustment layer to modify the output frequency of the oscillator.
Abstract:
A transformer of the balanced-unbalanced type includes a primary inductive circuit and a secondary inductive circuit housed inside an additional inductive winding connected in parallel to the terminals of the secondary circuit and inductively coupled with the primary circuit and the secondary circuit.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a video surveillance method comprising steps of a video camera periodically capturing an image of a zone to be monitored, analyzing the image to detect a presence therein, and of the video camera transmitting the image only if a presence has been detected in the image.
Abstract:
An integrated capacitive device includes an electrically conducting comb, at least some of whose teeth form first electrodes of capacitors, and electrically conducting fingers extending between the teeth of the comb so as to form second electrodes of the capacitors. The device includes a first finger-teeth set having a single reference finger forming a reference capacitor having a reference capacitive value, at least one second finger-teeth set including several fingers, the reference finger and the number of fingers of the second finger-teeth set or sets forming a geometric series with ratio two. At least one additional set includes a single additional finger forming, with at least one tooth of the comb, an additional capacitor having an additional capacitive value substantially equal to half the reference capacitive value.
Abstract:
A pulse width modulation device includes a switching transistor for defining modulation phases, a capacitor, and switches arranged to: a) in a first phase, charge the capacitor to a voltage corresponding to the on/off threshold of the switching transistor, and b) in a second phase, connect the capacitor between a terminal for applying a setpoint voltage and the gate of the switching transistor. A constant current source is connected to apply a current in the capacitor tending to bring the gate of the switching transistor toward the on/off threshold.
Abstract:
A process inserts a random noise in a Time to Digital Converter (TDC) designed for calculating the phase error between a first high frequency signal FDCO with respect to a second reference signal, switching at a lower frequency. The process involves: processing of the first signal FDCO by using a chain of delays having a set of n elementary delays which number is chosen so as to extend over a full period of the first signal; storing the outputs of the chain of delays in a set of latches and generation of a thermometer code presenting a stream of “1” separated from a stream of “0” by a border corresponding to the transition of the first signal with respect to the second reference signal; reducing the thermometer code by a random number PN of bits; processing of the result in an edge detecting and thermometer code decoding so as to generate two variables Δtr and Δtf which are representative of the difference between the rise and fall time of the first signal with respect to the second reference signal; computing the normalized gain so as to generate an average value of 1/TDCO; adding to the value Δtr a binary value corresponding to the number of bits PN; multiplying the preceding result by the average value of 1/TDCO and computing the phase error between the signals. The delay chain may be arranged with inverters. The process is particularly but not exclusively useful for carrying out a TDC convertor for the purpose of synthesizing of frequencies.