Caen, France

Hervé Vincent

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Nxp B.v.. Active years: 2009.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Hervé Vincent. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/hervé-vincent

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

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Forward Citations = 1(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2009

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Hervé Vincent: Inventor of a Secure Electronic Circuit

Introduction

Hervé Vincent is an inventor associated with Caen, France. His listed patent work concerns protecting a secret sub-module within an electronic circuit. He is associated with NXP B.V. and has 1 patent in the information provided.

Latest Patents

Vincent’s patent, “Electronic Circuit Comprising a Secret Sub-Module,” describes a circuit with a sub-module assembly that includes a secret sub-module designed to perform a function. The circuit also includes scan chains and a built-in self-test circuit, with a pattern generator that applies input signals and a signature register that checks the scan-chain outputs. To keep the sub-module secret, the scan chains are not connected to the rest of the circuit.

Career Highlights

The available information identifies Vincent’s work with NXP B.V. and highlights his contribution to electronic-circuit design and the protection of confidential hardware functionality.

Collaborations

Hervé Fleury and Jean-Marc Yannou are identified as Vincent’s coworkers.

Conclusion

Hervé Vincent’s listed patent addresses a practical security challenge in electronic design by isolating scan chains associated with a secret sub-module from the rest of the circuit.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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