Inventor
PULVIRENTI FRANCESCO
IT53 patents
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ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
33 patentsUS6362697B1Mar 26, 2002
Low supply voltage relaxation oscillator having current mirror transistors supply for capacitors
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL84 citations98
US6791212B2Sep 14, 2004
High-efficiency regulated voltage-boosting device
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL75 citations97
US6433510B1Aug 13, 2002
Control circuit for the charging current of batteries at the end of the charging phase, especially for lithium batteries
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL100 citations97
US6369561B1Apr 9, 2002
Method and apparatus for charging a battery
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL56 citations96
US6157176ADec 5, 2000
Low power consumption linear voltage regulator having a fast response with respect to the load transients
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL58 citations96
US5874850AFeb 23, 1999
Mos voltage elevator of the charge pump type
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL57 citations96
US6351110B1Feb 26, 2002
Battery charger with current regulating circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL54 citations95
US6218820B1Apr 17, 2001
Frequency translator usable in a switching DC-DC converter of the type operating as a voltage regulator and as a battery charger, and method of frequency translation therefor
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL63 citations95
US5939867AAug 17, 1999
Low consumption linear voltage regulator with high supply line rejection
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL79 citations94
US6366154B2Apr 2, 2002
Method and circuit to perform a trimming phase
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL21 citations93
US6487059B2Nov 26, 2002
Switching mode power supply device with detection of malfunctioning
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL28 citations92
US6060875AMay 9, 2000
Electronic device for smoothing a charge current peak in RLC output stages of switching step-up regulators
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL19 citations92
US9223329B2Dec 29, 2015
Low drop out voltage regulator with operational transconductance amplifier and related method of generating a regulated voltage
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL21 citations90
US7619598B2Nov 17, 2009
Driver for an OLED passive-matrix display
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL29 citations86
US6130527AOct 10, 2000
Voltage regulation circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL16 citations84
US6590414B2Jul 8, 2003
Circuit architecture for performing a trimming operation on integrated circuits
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL16 citations81
US8044538B2Oct 25, 2011
Multi-cellular photovoltaic panel system with DC-DC conversion replicated for groups of cells in series of each panel and photovoltaic panel structure
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL17 citations77
US6388505B1May 14, 2002
Integrated circuit generating a voltage linear ramp having a low raise
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL7 citations73
US11476845B2Oct 18, 2022
Driver circuit, corresponding device and method of operation
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL3 citations71
US10547171B2Jan 28, 2020
Current limiter, corresponding device and method
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL2 citations71
US9356587B2May 31, 2016
High voltage comparison circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL3 citations71
US10084446B2Sep 25, 2018
Driver circuit, corresponding integrated circuit and device
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL2 citations70
US6303964B1Oct 16, 2001
Circuit device for protection against electrostatic discharge, immune to the latch-up phenomenon
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL10 citations70
US9237039B2Jan 12, 2016
Transceiver suitable for IO-Link devices and related IO-Link device
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL3 citations66
US11929674B2Mar 12, 2024
Voltage multiplier circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL1 citations63
USRE38657ENov 23, 2004
Current limitation programmable circuit for smart power actuators
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL2 citations63
US6690755B1Feb 10, 2004
Circuit for detecting digital signals, particularly for a system with an ASI field bus
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL5 citations62
US7605637B2Oct 20, 2009
Voltage multiplier and relative operating method
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL3 citations59
US7486150B2Feb 3, 2009
Electric circuit and oscillator comprising said electric circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL2 citations59
US11881759B2Jan 23, 2024
Circuit to transfer a signal between different voltage domains and corresponding method to transfer a signal
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL1 citations58
US12368376B2Jul 22, 2025
Voltage multiple circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL0 citations52
US11791815B2Oct 17, 2023
Driver circuit, corresponding device and method of operation
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL0 citations50
US11451130B2Sep 20, 2022
Circuit to transfer a signal between different voltage domains and corresponding method to transfer a signal
ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL0 citations47
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS
7 patentsUS5760613AJun 2, 1998
Method and corresponding circuit detecting an open load
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS23 citations93
US5747978AMay 5, 1998
Circuit for generating a reference voltage and detecting an under voltage of a supply and corresponding method
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS45 citations93
US5656969AAug 12, 1997
Slew rate control and optimization of power consumption in a power stage
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS35 citations92
US6133766AOct 17, 2000
Control circuit for the current switch edges of a power transistor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS12 citations74
US5831466ANov 3, 1998
Protection method for power transistors, and corresponding circuit
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS9 citations74
US5481221AJan 2, 1996
Charge pump circuit for low supply voltage applications
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS11 citations74
US5422587AJun 6, 1995
Driving circuit for a field effect transistor in a final semibridge stage
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS5 citations63
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA
5 patentsUS5804956ASep 8, 1998
Current limitation programmable circuit for smart power actuators
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA20 citations93
US5764041AJun 9, 1998
Short circuit limitation current for power transistors
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA35 citations92
US5789971AAug 4, 1998
Protection circuit and method for power transistors, voltage regulator using the same
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA32 citations90
US5668508ASep 16, 1997
Oscillator circuit having oscillation frequency independent from the supply voltage value
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA39 citations90
US5710690AJan 20, 1998
Method and apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit from current overload
CONS RIC MICROELETTRONICA5 citations60
SIGNORELLI TIZIANA TERESA
2 patentsUS8674545B2Mar 18, 2014
Low on-resistance MOSFET implemented, by-pass diode or circuit breaker and related self-powering and control circuit
SIGNORELLI TIZIANA TERESA14 citations79
US8842402B2Sep 23, 2014
Low on-resistance MOSFET implemented DC source by-pass or circuit breaker with related self-supplied controller circuit including fire or other risk DC output disabling means
SIGNORELLI TIZIANA TERESA3 citations59
THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S R L
1 patentRUA FRANCESCO
1 patentLA SCALA AMEDEO
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