Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090072925 | FREQUENCY TUNING CIRCUIT FOR LATTICE FILTER - A lattice tunable filtering circuit includes a first input and a second input, and a first output and a second output. The circuit includes two series branches and two parallel branches. The first and second series branches include a Tunable Resonator Component (TRC) which presents a first series resonance frequency whereas the third and fourth parallel branches present a second series resonance frequency which has a value being lower than that of the first series resonance frequency. The first and second series resonance frequencies are tunable by one analog control quantity. The filtering circuit further includes a feedback control loop for the control of the analog quantity, which feedback is based on a criterion of equality between the modulus of impedances Zs and Zp. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102316 | LAMB WAVE RESONATOR - A Lamb wave resonator includes a piezoelectric layer, and a first electrode against a first face of the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode includes fingers and a contact arm, with each finger including a first side in contact with the contact arm and two other sides parallel to one another. Portions of the piezoelectric layer are at least partially etched between the two fingers to form a recess. The fingers are spaced apart from one another by a distance W calculated according to the following equation: | 04-23-2009 |
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20110102224 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF PROCESSING A MULTITYPE RADIO FREQUENCY DIGITAL SIGNAL - Integrated circuit, incorporating an electronic device (PA) comprising input means (BE) for receiving a radiofrequency digital signal (SCH), output means (BS) capable of delivering a radiofrequency analogue signal (SARF), and a processing stage coupled between the input means and the output means and comprising several processing channels (VTi) in parallel, each processing channel (VTi) including a voltage switching block (BLCi) the input of which is coupled to the input means and a transmission line (LTi) substantially of the quarter-wave type at the frequency of the radiofrequency analogue signal coupled in series between the output of the voltage switching block and the said output means. | 05-05-2011 |
20110205093 | LOGARITHMIC ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD FOR AN ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A logarithmic analog to digital conversion method for an analog input signal includes a logarithmic amplification with progressive compression of the input signal delivering a sequence of several secondary analog signals. The trend of the values of at least some of the secondary signals is a function of the values of the analog input signal including regions corresponding to a linear trend of the secondary signals as a function of that of the input signal expressed in a logarithmic scale. The method also includes a comparison of at least some of the secondary signals of the sequence with a common reference signal whose value lies within each of regions, supplying a thermometric code information item, and a generation of a first digital word from the thermometric code information item. | 08-25-2011 |
20110260757 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL OF THE ULTRA WIDE BAND TYPE - System for generating a pulsed signal of the ultra wideband type, comprising a device for direct digital frequency synthesis (DDS) comprising a phase accumulator (ACCP) able to deliver at a first frequency (Fclk) phases coded on i bits and spaced apart by a phase increment (Δp) differing by a power of two and situated in the vicinity of 2 | 10-27-2011 |
20120086608 | Antenna Array for Transmission/Reception Device for Signals with a Wavelength of the Microwave, Millimeter or Terahertz Type - Transmission/reception device for signals having a wavelength of the microwaves, millimeter or terahertz type, comprising an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a first group of first omni-directional antennas and a second group of second directional antennas disposed around the first group of antennas. | 04-12-2012 |
20120163425 | Phase-Shifting Device for Antenna Array - Device comprising processing means (MT), transmission channels (VE | 06-28-2012 |
20140070103 | Terahertz Imager - A terahertz imager includes an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit has an antenna and a detector. The detector is coupled to differential output terminals of the antenna. A frequency oscillator is configured to generate a frequency signal on an output line. The output line is coupled to an input terminal of the antenna of at least one of the pixel circuits. | 03-13-2014 |
20140070893 | High Frequency Oscillator - A frequency oscillator includes a ring oscillator having N inverters coupled in series, where N is an odd integer equal to three or more. A first filter is coupled between an output node of a first of the inverters and an output line of the frequency oscillator. A second filter is coupled between an output node of a second of the inverters and the output line of the frequency oscillator. | 03-13-2014 |
20140151561 | TERAHERTZ IMAGER WITH GLOBAL RESET - A pixel circuit including: a detection circuit having first and second transistors coupled in series between differential output nodes of an antenna, wherein the antenna is configured to be sensitive to terahertz radiation; a capacitor coupled to an intermediate node between the first and second transistors; and control circuitry coupled to control nodes of the first and second transistors, the control circuitry being configured for selectively applying to the control nodes one of: a gate biasing voltage for biasing the control nodes of the first and second transistors during a detection phase of the pixel circuit; and a reset voltage for resetting a voltage stored by the capacitor. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151768 | TERAHERTZ IMAGER WITH DETECTION CIRCUIT - A pixel circuit including: a differential detection circuit having first and second transistors coupled in series between differential output nodes of an antenna, the antenna being configured to be sensitive to terahertz radiation, and wherein: a first main conducting node of the first transistor is coupled to a first of the differential output nodes of the antenna; and a first main conducting node of the second transistor is coupled to a second of said differential output nodes of the antenna, wherein second main conducting nodes of the first and second transistors are formed by a common semiconductor region. | 06-05-2014 |