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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Naura, Aix En Provence, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomas Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 92 ; 361115 ; 361 84 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device to neutralize an electronic circuit when it is being powered or disconnected. It can be applied more particularly to electronic circuits powered by low voltages on the order of 1.8 volts. The device of the invention is not significantly affected by variations, due to manufacturing conditions, in the values of its components. The invention may be applied to the field of programmable electrical memories.