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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Gilles Bas, Beauvoisin, FR;
Marc Battista, Marseilles, FR;
Inventors:
Gilles Bas, Beauvoisin, FR;
Marc Battista, Marseilles, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroeletronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03D 1/00 (2006.01); H03D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a circuit for detecting a radio-frequency signal, including at least one first MOS transistor with a channel of a first type, having its gate coupled to an input terminal capable of receiving said signal; a circuit for biasing the first transistor, capable of biasing it to a level lower than its threshold voltage; and a circuit for determining the average value of the current in the first transistor.