Pasquale Franco

Title: Pasquale Franco and MEMS Pressure-Sensor Innovation.

Introduction

Pasquale Franco is an inventor based in Catania, Italy, and works at STMicroelectronics International N.V. His work includes a patent for an architecture that supports piezoresistive pressure-sensor drivers and power management.

Latest Patents

Franco is associated with 1 patent: “Architecture for Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Drivers and Power Management.” The invention describes a MEMS pressure sensor that uses separate Wheatstone bridges to sense pressure and temperature. A multiplexer selects the corresponding voltage, while an analog front-end conditions the signal and an analog-to-digital converter digitizes it. A voltage regulator uses either bridge in a feedback divider to generate a regulated supply, with control circuitry selecting the bridge according to whether the device is in a pressure- or temperature-sensing period. The regulated voltage powers the analog front-end and converter, which also use the divider’s feedback voltage as a reference.

Career Highlights

Franco’s patent addresses the coordination of sensing, signal conversion, and power regulation within a MEMS pressure sensor. By using the pressure- and temperature-sensitive bridges in both measurement and voltage-regulation functions, the architecture integrates key elements of sensor operation.

Collaborations

Franco’s listed coworkers include Tiziano Chiarillo and Giovanni Cali′. The available information identifies their association but does not specify their individual roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Pasquale Franco’s patent presents an integrated approach to pressure and temperature sensing, signal processing, and power management in MEMS sensor systems.