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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Applicant:
Nicolas Abele, Paris, FR;
Inventor:
Nicolas Abele, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microelectronic pressure sensor comprises a MOSFET transistor adapted with a mobile gate and a cavity between the mobile gate and a substrate. The sensor includes a gate actuator configured to move mobile gate in response to a pressure being exercised. A fingerprint recognition system includes a matrix of such sensors.