Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Matteo Pizzotti

Giulio Ricotti

Luca Ciccarelli

Rita Zappa

Claudio Mucci

Valentina Nardone

Aldo Romani

Pankaj Rohilla

Massimiliano Innocenti

Stefano Corbani

Lorenzo Calí

Michele Dini

An electronic converter has first and second input terminals, first and second output terminals, a current regulator circuit arranged between the first input terminal and an intermediate node, and input capacitor arranged between the intermediate node and the second input terminal, and an output capacitor. A control circuit block is configured to sense an input voltage, compare the regulated voltage to a reference value and generate a first signal, compare the input voltage to a lower threshold and an upper threshold and generate a second signal, switch the electronic converter between an active mode and an idle mode as a function of the first signal, and switch the electronic converter between a recharge phase and a switching phase as a function of the second signal when the electronic converter is in the active mode.

Electronic converter and method of operating an electronic converter

A base cell for an Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementation having at least a first pair of CMOS transistors and a second pair of CMOS transistors, characterized in that said at least first pair of CMOS transistors have a common gate and said at least second pair of CMOS transistors have separate gates.

Base cell for engineering change order (ECO) implementation

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Matteo Pizzotti