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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean Devin, Le Tholonet, FR;
Mohamad Chehadi, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/18 ;
Abstract
The integrated circuit includes a detection circuit and a rectifier circuit that are series-connected, to provide a rectified voltage, and a low voltage regulation circuit that receives the rectified voltage and provides a low voltage. According to the invention, the circuit also has a voltage production circuit that receives the rectified voltage and produces a high voltage different from the low voltage. In one embodiment, the circuit also includes a memory having a memory array receiving the low voltage and the high voltage.