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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Massimiliano Fiorito, Sant'Agata Li Battiati, IT;
Mariantonietta Monaco, Riccia, IT;
Gianpiero Montalbano, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Salvatore Coffa, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Massimiliano Fiorito, Sant'Agata Li Battiati, IT;
Mariantonietta Monaco, Riccia, IT;
Gianpiero Montalbano, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Salvatore Coffa, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an architecture of a device with galvanic optocoupling of the type having at least one optical source and one optical detector, optically connected by means of an insulation layer that functions to transmission optical signals, and having at least one input terminal and one output terminal, the optical source and the optical detector connected to a respective first and second voltage reference. The optical source is realized by a structure integrated directly above the insulation layer in correspondence with the optical detector, the architecture thus completely realized inside a single integration island.