Sense amplifier architecture for a non-volatile memory storing coded information

    公开(公告)号:US12260910B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US18148380

    申请日:2022-12-29

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sense amplifier architecture for a memory device having a plurality of memory cells. Groups of non-volatile memory cells store respective codewords formed by stored logic states, logic high or logic low, of the memory cells of the group. The sense amplifier architecture has a plurality of sense amplifier reading branches, each sense amplifier reading branch coupled to a respective memory cell and configured to provide an output signal, which is indicative of a cell current flowing through the same memory cell; a comparison stage, to perform a comparison between the cell currents of memory cells of a group; and a logic stage, to determine, based on comparison results provided by the comparison stage, a read codeword corresponding to the group of memory cells. Information may be stored in different subsets of codewords, the sense amplifier architecture in this case having a subset definition circuit, to allow a preliminary determination of the subset to which a codeword to be read belongs to, based on reference signals.

    HEMT transistor including field plate regions and manufacturing process thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12218231B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US17116465

    申请日:2020-12-09

    Abstract: An HEMT transistor includes a semiconductor body having a semiconductive heterostructure. A gate region, of conductive material, is arranged above and in contact with the semiconductor body. A first insulating layer extends over the semiconductor body, laterally to the conductive gate region. A second insulating layer extends over the first insulating layer and the gate region. A first field plate region, of conductive material, extends between the first and the second insulating layers, laterally spaced from the conductive gate region along a first direction. A second field plate region, of conductive material, extends over the second insulating layer, and the second field plate region overlies and is vertically aligned with the first field plate region.

    Systems and methods for asynchronous finite machines

    公开(公告)号:US12216488B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US17507545

    申请日:2021-10-21

    Inventor: Domenico Tripodi

    Abstract: A system including an asynchronous finite state machine that transitions from a first state to a second state in response to receiving a virtual-clock event signal. The system further includes a trigger circuit that asserts a trigger signal when a first-state asynchronous event signal is asserted while the asynchronous finite state machine is in the first state. The system further including a virtual clock-pulse circuit configured to generate the virtual-clock event signal after receiving the trigger signal.

    DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR VOLTAGE TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250028342A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18907071

    申请日:2024-10-04

    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: providing a voltage setpoint to a voltage converter; generating an output voltage at a voltage rail with the voltage converter based on the voltage setpoint; when the voltage setpoint is transitioning from a first voltage setpoint to a second voltage setpoint that has a lower magnitude than the first voltage setpoint, providing a first constant current to a first node coupled to a control terminal of an output transistor to turn on the output transistor, where the output transistor includes a source terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first resistor, and where a current path of the output transistor is coupled to the voltage rail; and turning off the output transistor after the output voltage reaches the target output voltage corresponding to the second voltage setpoint.

    Method for performing cryptographic operations in a processing device, corresponding processing device and computer program product

    公开(公告)号:US12206778B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17857633

    申请日:2022-07-05

    Inventor: Ruggero Susella

    Abstract: One or more keys are derived from a master key by executing a plurality of encryption operations. A first encryption operation uses the master key to encrypt a plaintext input having a plurality of bytes. Multiple intermediate encryption operations are performed using a respective intermediate key generated by a previous encryption operation to encrypt respective plaintext inputs having a number of bytes. At least two bytes of a plaintext input have values based on a respective set of bits of a plurality of sets of bits of an initialization vector, wherein individual bits of the respective set of bits are introduced into respective individual bytes of the plaintext input and the respective set of bits has at least two bits and at most a number of bits equal to the number of bytes of the plaintext input.

    Integrated electronic module including two micromirrors, and system including the electronic module

    公开(公告)号:US12204092B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17480634

    申请日:2021-09-21

    Abstract: An electronic module includes a first die of semiconductor material including a first reflector, a second die of semiconductor material including a second reflector, and a frame including a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion parallel to one another. The first and second dies are carried, respectively, by the first and second supporting portions and are respectively arranged so that the first reflector faces the second supporting portion and the second reflector faces the first supporting portion. An incoming light beam impinges upon the first reflector and is reflected on the second reflector so as to be supplied at output from the electronic module.

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