CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (France)
STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS (France)
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. (Italy)
STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS (France)
UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE (France)
Inventor
Della Marca, Vincenzo
Melul, Franck
La Rosa, Francesco
Niel, Stephan
Regnier, Arnaud
Conte, Antonino
Miridi, Nadia
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a memory cell (1) and to a method of erasing the memory cell (1). The memory cell comprises a doped well (100) of a first conductivity type and a transistor (T). Transistor (T) comprises a doped first region (106) of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, the first doped region extending in the doped well (100); a buried doped channel (118) of the second conductivity type extending in the doped well (100); and a gate stack (108) resting on the doped well (100), above the buried doped channel (118). The gate stack (108) comprises a first layer (110) adapted to trap charges, a second insulating layer (112) resting on the first layer and a third conductive layer (114) resting on the second layer.
H01L 27/11521 - Electrically programmable read-only memories; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor with floating gate characterised by the memory core region
H01L 21/28 - Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups
H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
H01L 29/788 - Field-effect transistors with field effect produced by an insulated gate with floating gate
G11C 16/04 - Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
2.
DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE A VIDEO GAME DEVICE, EQUIPPED WITH A CONTACTLESS TRANSPONDER
A device comprising at least one control lever (DIS) having a housing (1) and at least one control element (2) arranged so as to project relative to the housing (1) and movable relative to the housing so as to allow a user to control at least one movement of at least one object outside the device, and a contactless transponder (TG) having at least one antenna (ANT) housed in said at least one control element (2).
The physically unclonable function device (DIS) comprises a set of MOS transistors (TR1i, TR2j) mounted in diodes having a random distribution of respective threshold voltages, and comprising N first transistors and at least one second transistor. At least one output node of the function is capable of delivering a signal, the level of which depends on the comparison between a current obtained using a current circulating in the at least one second transistor and a current obtained using a reference current that is equal or substantially equal to the average of the currents circulating in the N first transistors. A first means (FM1i) is configured to impose on each first transistor a respective fixed gate voltage regardless of the value of the current circulating in the first transistor, and a second means (SM2j) is configured to impose a respective fixed gate voltage on each second transistor regardless of the value of the current circulating in the second transistor.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
H03K 19/00 - Logic circuits, i.e. having at least two inputs acting on one output; Inverting circuits
The present disclosure relates to a near field communications (NFC) controller of an NFC device, the NFC controller being configured to transmit, after the detection, by the NFC controller, of an NFC reader in relation with a first NFC transaction and prior to receiving an application selection command (305) from the NFC reader (104), an application selection message (401) to a transaction handling element (210) of the NFC device.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
Device and method for detecting an opening or an attempt to open a closed container. System comprising a closed container (RCP) and a device (DSD) for detecting an opening or an attempt to open the container, the detection device (DSD) comprising a contactless passive transponder (TG) configured to communicate with a reader (RD) via an antenna (ANT) by using a carrier signal, the transponder (TG) comprising an integrated circuit (IC) having two antenna terminals (AC0, AC1) connected to the antenna and a first and a second additional terminal (TDO, TDI) connected by a first electrically conductive wire (FL1) having a dividable portion (FL10) and arranged to be divided at its dividable portion in the event of an opening or attempt to open the container, and a short-circuit means (MP, PLT, FL2) configured to short-circuit the first additional terminal (TDO) with another terminal (AC1) of the integrated circuit in the event of division of the dividable portion (FL10) and restoration of an electrical connection between the first and second additional terminals (TDO, TDI).
The present invention relates to a circuit (1) for cyclically activating an electronic function (2), comprising a hysteresis comparator (14) for controlling the charge of a capacitive element (C) for supplying said function.
The invention relates to an electronic chip comprising a plurality of embedded doped bars (9) and a circuit for the detection of an anomaly in an electrical characteristic of the bars.
The invention relates to a terminal of a near field communication system, including at least one element (21) for spreading the spectrum of the received signal.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
H04B 5/00 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive loop type
9.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPONDER
The invention relates to an electromagnetic transponder comprising an oscillatory circuit (10), a battery (11) and a first rectifier bridge (2'), the alternating current input terminals of the rectifier bridge being connected to the terminals of the oscillatory circuit, and at least two rectifier elements of said rectifier bridge being controllable on the basis of the tension supplied by the battery.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
10.
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE SPATIAL ORIENTATION THEREOF AND/OR A CHANGE IN SAID ORIENTATION
The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising, in the BEOL (RITX) interconnection portion, at least one mechanical device (DIS) for detecting the spatial orientation and/or a change in the orientation of the integrated device, including a housing (CV), the walls of which have metal portions formed within different metallization levels, a metal part (1) placed in said housing and capable of movement therein, control means (PLR) defining a movement range (ZV) for the metal part inside the housing and including at least two electrically conducting members (PLR) provided at the edge of said movement range, said part (11) being designed so as to contact, by gravity, said at least two electrically conducting members (PLR) in response to at least one given spatial orientation of the integrated circuit, and means (MDT) for detecting an electric connection through said part and said at least two electrically conducting members.
G01P 13/00 - Indicating or recording presence or absence of movement; Indicating or recording of direction of movement
G01P 15/135 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values by making use of contacts which are actuated by a movable inertial mass
H01H 35/14 - Switches operated by change of acceleration, e.g. by shock or vibration, inertia switch
G01C 9/10 - Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using rolling bodies
B81C 1/00 - Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
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INTEGRATED MECHANICAL ELECTRIC-SWITCHING DEVICE HAVING A LOCKED STATE
The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising, on top of a substrate, a portion (RITX) comprising a plurality of metallization levels separated by an insulating region. The integrated circuit further comprises, inside said part, a mechanical electric-switching device (CMT) comprising, in a recess (LG), at least a first thermally deformable assembly (ENS1) including a beam (PTR) supported at at least two different locations by at least two arms (BR1A, BR1B) rigidly connected to the edges (BDA, BDB) of the recess, the beam and the arms being made of metal and located within a single first metallization level, and an electrically conductive body (CPS), wherein the first assembly (ENS1) has at least a first configuration at a first temperature and a second configuration when at least one of the arms is at a second temperature that is different from the first temperature, and wherein the beam (PTR) is spaced apart from the body (CPS) in one of the configurations and is in contact with the body and immobilized by said body (CPS) in the other configuration, so as to establish or prevent an electric connection via said body and said beam, wherein said first assembly can be actuated so as to move from one configuration to the other.
The invention relates to a method for generating power within an integrated three-dimensional structure including a plurality of elements electrically interconnected by a connection device, the method including producing a temperature gradient (GDT) in at least one region of the connection device, said production resulting from the operation at least one of said elements (CI1, CI2), and generating power from at least one thermoelectric generator (GEN) comprising at least one set of thermocouples that are electrically connected in series, thermally connected in parallel, and contained in said region subjected to said temperature gradient.
H01L 27/16 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including thermomagnetic components
H01L 35/32 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details thereof operating with Peltier or Seebeck effect only characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device
H01L 23/38 - Cooling arrangements using the Peltier effect
The invention relates to a method for assisting in the positioning of an electromagnetic transponder in relation to a terminal by a user, wherein: a first value (Ii) of the current in the oscillating circuit of the terminal is measured periodically; a second value of a ratio between an empty value (Iv) of this current, stored when there is no transponder in the field of the terminal, and the first value is calculated; and information elements intended for the user are controlled as a function of said second value.
The invention relates to a method of making a communication between an electromagnetic transponder and a terminal secure, in which the sending (49) of an acknowledgement of receipt (ATQ) by the transponder to a request picked up from a terminal is not permitted unless the transponder is in mechanical contact or in quasi-mechanical contact with the terminal.
The invention relates to a method for assisting in the positioning of an electromagnetic transponder (2) in relation to a terminal (1) by a user, comprising the following steps consisting in: calculating and storing a current value of a ratio between the current coupling factor between the transponder and the terminal and an optimum coupling factor with a first resistive load value; comparing said current value to a previous value of the ratio, stored during a previous iteration; and controlling information elements (19') intended for the user, as a function of said comparison.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
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SECURING A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPONDER AND A TERMINAL
The invention relates to a method for securing a communication between an electromagnetic transponder and a terminal, in which the emission (47) of a query request (REQ) by the terminal is only authorised when the transponder is in mechanical contact or quasi mechanical contact with the terminal.
The invention relates to a method of protecting a security module (14) equipping a telecommunication device equipped with a near-field communication router (18), against an attempt to divert a channel for communication between a port of this security module and a port of the router, in which upon each request originating from the router and destined for the security module, the latter verifies the rights of access to the information that it contains as a function of the provenance of the request.
The invention relates to a method for detecting an attempt to reroute a communication channel between a port of a security module (14) and a port of a near field communication router (18) in a telecommunication device, in which the router filters the messages intended for said security module.
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
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METHOD OF MANAGING THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT AND AT LEAST ONE MULTI-APPLICATION OBJECT SUCH AS A CONTACTLESS CHIP CARD AND CORRESPONDING OBJECT
The object comprises processing means configured so as to dialogue with an item of equipment according to a contactless communication protocol containing an anti-collision procedure; the processing means (MT) comprise several application modules (MA1,... MAj) respectively associated with several different identifiers (ID1,... IDj), and triggering means (MDCL) configured to bring about a triggering of said anti-collision procedure between said object and said item of equipment.
G06K 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
G07F 7/10 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card together with a coded signal
20.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN A MAIN ELEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER, AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
The invention relates to a device including a plurality of protocol-decoding means (DCDi) corresponding to various communication protocols, respectively, so as to be capable of selectively interacting with said communication apparatus during transactions according to one of said communication protocols. The method includes automatic protocol detection that comprises: a) activating (40) all of the decoding means at the beginning of a transaction; b) outputting the signal received by the electronic device to all of the decoding means; c) analyzing (41) at least one signal output by at least one of the decoding means; and d) selecting (42) one of the decoding means from the result of said analysis, and tracking said transaction using the selected decoding means.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
22.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARACTERIZING OR MEASURING A FLOATING CAPACITOR
The invention involves the steps of: connecting a first terminal (A) of the capacitor to the midpoint (N1) of a first voltage-dividing bridge (L1); applying a first voltage (V1) to a second terminal (B) of the capacitor; keeping a voltage (V1), from a midpoint (N1) of the first dividing bridge, near a reference voltage (Vref); releasing a midpoint (N2) of a second dividing bridge (L2) by means of a constant current (I); applying a second voltage (GND) to the second terminal (B) of the capacitor when a voltage (V2) from the midpoint (N2) of the second bridge reaches a first threshold (Vref); and measuring the time needed for the voltage (V2) to reach a second threshold (Vref').
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitance; Measuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance method; Measuring loss factor; Measuring dielectric constants
23.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARACTERIZING OR MEASURING A CAPACITOR
The invention relates to a method for characterizing or measuring a capacitor (Cc), said method including the following steps: connecting the capacitor (Cc) to a first midpoint (N1) of a first capacitive dividing bridge (L1); applying a bias voltage (V3) to the dividing bridge; keeping the voltage (V1) of the first midpoint (N1) near a reference voltage (Vref); releasing a second midpoint (N2) of a second dividing bridge (L2), in parallel with the first dividing bridge (L1), by means of a constant current (I); and measuring the time needed for a voltage (V2) from the second midpoint to become equal to the voltage (V1) from the first midpoint (N1). The invention can be used in particular in monitoring a touch screen display.
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitance; Measuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance method; Measuring loss factor; Measuring dielectric constants
The invention relates to a method for establishing a communication between a first telecommunication device and a telephone network, in which: the first device (2), which is provided with a near field communication module, is positioned close to a second telecommunication device (1) that is provided with a near field communication module and a power source (12); and the second device powers the first by means of near field communication modules.
The invention relates to a method of countermeasure in an electronic microcircuit (IC1, IC2, IC3), said method including consecutive processing phases, executed by a circuit from the microcircuit, and a step of adjusting a power supply voltage (vdd-Vgb1) between power supply terminals (VS1, VS2, VS3) and a ground terminal (LG1, LG2, LG3) of the circuit, on the basis of a random value generated for the processing phase, at each processing phase executed by the circuit.
H01L 23/58 - Structural electrical arrangements for semiconductor devices not otherwise provided for
G06F 21/72 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information in cryptographic circuits
G06F 7/10 - Selecting, i.e. obtaining data of one kind from those record carriers which are identifiable by data of a second kind from a mass of ordered or randomly-distributed record carriers
G06K 19/073 - Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory
H01L 23/485 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads or terminal arrangements consisting of lead-in layers inseparably applied to the semiconductor body consisting of layered constructions comprising conductive layers and insulating layers, e.g. planar contacts
H03K 19/003 - Modifications for increasing the reliability
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
26.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE TO AN NFC TERMINAL
The invention relates to a communication component comprising: - a Far field transceiver (124) for exchanging far field signals; - an NFC transceiver (126) for exchanging NFC signals; - converter means (132, 134) for converting a received far field signal (148) to an NFC signal (150) and for converting a received NFC signal (154) to a far field signal (156).
The invention relates to a counter-measurement method in an electrical component (IC) in which binary data are transmitted between binary data storage units, one binary datum (D) being transmitted in a plurality of transmission cycles comprising a first cycle including the steps of: randomly selecting bits (B) of the datum, transmitting the selected bits, and transmitting bits (12), each of which having a randomly selected value, while replacing bits not selected from the datum, a final transmission cycle including a step of transmitting bits of the datum which have not been transmitted during a previous cycle.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
28.
POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPONDER
The invention relates to a method for controlling the power in an electromagnetic transponder in the field of a terminal, said method comprising the following steps: the consumption of the circuits of the transponder is evaluated; if this consumption is lower than a certain threshold, the current coupling factor (k) between the transponder and the terminal is evaluated; and the consumption of the transponder is increased (52) or a discordance of an oscillating circuit of the transponder is generated, depending on the current coupling.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
The invention relates to a method for energy recovery by an electromagnetic transponder in the field of a terminal, wherein: a relation (r) between the current coupling factor of the transponder with the terminal and an optimum coupling position (kopt]R20) with a resistive load value (R20) is evaluated (65); and a discordance of the oscillating circuit is caused if the relation is higher than a first upper threshold or equal to the unit.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
The invention relates to a method and to a system for the multi-channel transmission over a dual wire bus including a data signal (SDA) and a clock signal (SCL), data of a first channel being transmitted by encoding the state of the data signal during a period including a first state of the clock signal, and data of a second channel being transmitted by pulse encoding outside said period.
The invention relates to a method for transmitting an at least synchronization and data signal (S) on a unifilar bus between a master device and at least one slave device, wherein a first transmission channel (C1) from the master device to the slave device modulates the periodic pulse width between a first level (V0) and second level (V1) of a same sign voltage relative to a reference potential, and a second transmission channel (C2) amplitude modulates at least one of the voltage levels between said level and at least one third level (V0’) different from the two others and from the reference potential.
The invention relates to a non-volatile memory (M) that comprises at least first and second memory cells (CeIIg) each including a storage MOS transistor (Tg') with dual gates (21, 23) and an insulation layer (22) provided between the two gates. The insulation layer (22) of the storage transistor (Tg') of the second memory cell (CeIIg) includes at least one portion (29) that is less insulating than the insulation layer of the storage transistor of the first memory cell.
H01L 27/02 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
The invention relates to a method for detecting a variation in distance relative to an axis of at least one point of an object rotating around said axis by a terminal (1) in a position that is stationary relative to the axis (41) and capable of emitting a radiofrequency field to at least one resonant circuit (2) attached to the object. Said method includes the steps including measuring and recording, on the terminal side, a maximum value of a quantity representative of the coupling of an oscillating circuit of the terminal and said at least one resonant circuit; and detecting a variation in said periodic maximum.
G01P 3/44 - Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring angular speed
G01B 7/02 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness
G01B 7/24 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. by resistance strain gauge using change in magnetic properties
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METHOD FOR THE REAL-TIME MONITORING OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE THROUGH LOCALIZED MONITORING STRUCTURES IN OPC MODEL SPACE
The invention relates to a method for monitoring integrated circuit manufacture, including the steps of: determining parameters characteristic of an intensity curve for radiation applied to a semiconductor wafer (W) across a mask (MSK) in critical areas of structures formed on the wafer for each critical area; placing a measuring point in a multidimensional space, each dimension of which corresponds to one of the characteristic parameters; placing, in the multidimensional space, monitoring points distributed around a region defined by the measuring points such that a housing surrounding the region is defined for each monitoring point; defining monitoring structures (CS), each corresponding to a monitoring point; generating a mask containing the monitoring structures; implementing a treatment using the generated mask on a semiconductor wafer; and analyzing the monitoring structures transferred to the wafer to detect possible defects thereof.
The invention relates to an EEPROM memory cell that comprises a dual-gate MOS transistor in which the two gates (87, 98) are separated by an insulation layer, characterised in that the insulation layer includes a first portion (89) and a second portion (96) having lower insulation properties than the first one, the second portion being located at least partially above a channel area of the transistor.
G04F 10/10 - Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means by measuring electric or magnetic quantities changing in proportion to time
G11C 16/04 - Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
The invention relates to a circuit (1) including a flexible substrate (2) and at least one electric member (3) connected to the substrate. According to the invention, the substrate includes at least one cavity (4a) provided in the vicinity of the electric member and promoting a breakage or a deformation of the electric member in response to a flexion or a stretching of the substrate. The invention is particularly useful for producing tear-protected electronic micro-modules.
UNIVERSITE PAUL CEZANNE AIX MARSEILLE III (France)
Inventor
Dunne, Bredan
Fossati, Caroline
Gagliano, Olivier
Abstract
The invention relates to a CMOS imaging device comprising an array of photosites and a microlens array which comprises first type microlenses (L1) and second type microlenses (L2), wherein said first type microlenses (L1) are embodied according to a first circular template (G1) provided with a first radius (R1), the second type microlenses (L2) are embodied according to a second circular template (G2) provided with a second radius (R2), which is smaller that the first radius (R1), and the first (G1) and second (G2) templates are provided with overlapping areas. Said invention makes it possible to produce an imaging device provided with a high filling rate.
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