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Patent No. 6260903

Portable automobile partition

A portable partition for use in an automobile having a seat with a seat bench and a seat backrest.

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Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.


Location: Pouilly, FR
No. of patents: 17

NumberTitleIssue Date
5581511Integrated circuit memory device with balancing circuit including follower amplifier coupled to bit line
In reading circuits for memories in integrated circuit form, notably non-volatile memories, to obtain a better compromise between reading speed and the reliability of the information read, there is proposed a reading circuit. A differential amplifier for ...
12/03/1996
5543645Forward overvoltage protection circuit for a vertical semiconductor component
A MOS-type vertical power transistor formed in a semiconductor layer having a bottom surface which constitutes a first electrode and a top surface, the transistor further includes a large number of identical cells that are connected in parallel with a sec...
08/06/1996
5537651Programmable interface, notably for the control of domestic installations
A programmable interface designed for the reception, on N input ports, of information elements coming from N distinct information transmission input media, wherein the programmable interface includes: one identification circuit capable of receiving the in...
07/16/1996
5528131Controlled electric power switch and process for switching an electric power circuit
This invention relates to an electric switch intended to be placed in an electric power circuit, said switch being responsive to a control signal. The switch comprises a semiconductor switch, an electromechanical switch and a signal processor. The electro...
06/18/1996
5515382Process for testing the operation of an application specific integrated circuit and application specific integrated circuit relating thereto
An application specific integrated circuit that comprises a central processing unit and a plurality of devices which are dependent on the application of the integrated circuit and are connected to the central processing unit. At least one shift register i...
05/07/1996
5510854Device for adjusting the black level of a video signal
A device for adjusting a video signal so that its black level is in coincidence with a predetermined reference level includes a capacitor having a first terminal that receives the video signal and a second terminal that provides the adjusted video signal,...
04/23/1996
5502500Circuit for extracting a synchronization signal from a composite video signal, in MOS technology
A circuit that extracts the synchronization signal from a composite video signal. The circuit includes a stage for aligning the low level of the synchronization signal interval with a reference voltage; a stage for detecting the signal suppression level a...
03/26/1996
5483390Device for switching a video tape recorder head to write/read mode
A device for switching a read head from a write mode to a read mode includes a voltage ramp generating circuit, generating and outputting a voltage ramp after a write operation; a variable current source for discharging an initial current of the read head...
01/09/1996
5483196Amplifier architecture and application thereof to a band-gap voltage generator
An amplifier includes in series, between high and low supply voltages, first, second, and third transistors. The first transistor is an input transistor of a first current mirror, and the second transistor is an output transistor of a second current mirro...
01/09/1996
5473170Semiconductor protection component
A gateless thyristor or a gateless triac with shorting holes having a sharp switching threshold and a high current value IH includes, a first area having a first density of shorting holes and a second area having a second density of shorting ho...
12/05/1995
5471413Fast adder chain
A fast adder chain for adding together at least one pair of digital words and including a plurality of cascade connected adder blocks. Each block including adders for obtaining the pseudosum of portions of the digital word pair and latches for storing and...
11/28/1995
5469041Pulse-controlled converter and electric motor controller
The invention relates to a pulse-controlled converter, and a motor electric controller including such a converter. A first switch is controlled by pulses applied to its gate, these pulses being produced by a digital control unit linked to the gate of the ...
11/21/1995
5468673Avalanche diode incorporated in a bipolar integrated circuit
A reference diode is formed in an N-type insulated well. An avalanche diode includes a P-type deep region having a high doping level, beneath which is formed an N-type overlapping buried layer, a P-type deep diffused region contacting a central portion of...
11/21/1995
5462219Device for assembling semiconductor chips between two heat sinks
A device for mounting chips between two flat heat sinks includes a base provided with an assembly of ramps disposed in a saw-tooth pattern; a plurality of main stops aligned at the bottom of the ramps and open in a direction toward the top of the ramps; a...
10/31/1995
5461583Programmable frequency sine wave signal generator
A programmable frequency sine wave signal generator, including a generator for generating square-wave signals having a programmable frequency; a counter for counting the periods of the square-wave signals; circuits for providing successive discrete sine w...
10/24/1995
5319316Negative feedback CMOS differential amplifier operating in common mode
In a CMOS amplifier having a differential input and differential output, the input stage includes two legs, each of which includes an input transistor. A common mode negative feedback stage includes a load connected to the high supply voltage, a first tra...
06/07/1994
5281550Method for etching a deep groove in a silicon substrate
In a method for etching a deep groove in a silicon substrate, an oxide mask is delineated according to the shape of the desired groove. The photoresist which served to form the oxide mask is removed. A new photoresist layer is deposited and etched to defi...
01/25/1994
 
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