Abstract:
A device for filtering video images, of the type which comprises first and second circuit portions (3,4), each having first (PFy),(PFuv) and second (CFy),(CFuv) input terminals respectively adapted to receive digitalized luminance (Y) and chrominance (U,V) components of a television signal, and an output terminal coinciding with an output terminal of the device. The first and second circuit portions (3,4) further comprise first (5), second (6) and third (8) filters, cascade coupled to one another, and a fourth filter (9), respectively. The first (5), second (6) and third (8) filters incorporate computational circuit means which use a logic of the fuzzy type to process the digitalized luminance component (Y). The fourth filter (9) comprises, on the other hand, computational circuit means which process the digitalized chrominance components (U,V) based upon a parameter (knr) supplied from the second filter (6).
Abstract:
The integrated circuit tolerant of large manufacturing defects comprising a first plurality of first conductors (CO1) made of a first material with relatively low conductivity and each having a plurality of first electrical connection points (CP) arranged along itself and a second corresponding plurality of second conductors (CO2) made of a second material with relatively high conductivity and each having a plurality of second electrical connection points (CP) arranged along itself and said plurality of first points are electrically connected to said plurality of second points respectively in such a manner as to reduce the series resistance of the first conductors and the second conductors (CO2) are interrupted between some second consecutive points (CP) in such a manner as to leave relatively large areas of the integrated circuit not traversed by the second conductors (CO2).
Abstract:
A control circuit for a power transistor (T1) is described, connected between two supply terminals (ground, V H ) in series with a load (L) and comprising a control logic circuit (LG) which produces a signal at two levels with respect to a reference terminal (ground), a level shifter (LS1) connected between the control circuit (LG) and the power transistor (T1), which produces a signal at two levels referred to the node (S1) between the power transistor (T1) and the load (L). The level shifter (LS1) comprises a flip-flop (RS) the output of which controls the power transistor (T1), and an electronic switch, for example a MOSFET transistor, connected between the "set" input (S) of the flip-flop and the node (S1) and controlled by the "reset" input (R) of the flip-flop in such a way as to be closed when the "reset" input (R) is greater, by a predetermined value, than that of the node (S1).
Abstract:
A circuit for single-bit programming a memory word in non-volatile memory electronic devices, being of a type which comprises, for each elementary memory cell included in the word, at least one comparator (2) having a first input (3) connected after a read circuit (SA) for reading the word contents and a second input (9) receiving data corresponding to a bit to be stored into said word, and at least one transistor (11) driven from a first output (10) of the comparator (2) to enable the logic value contained in a corresponding one of the cells to be re-programmed; and at least one logic gate (PL4) incorporated to the comparator (2) to produce, at a second output (13), a signal (DINCOMP) to enable re-programming of the i-th cell in said word whose programming has been found incorrect by the comparator (2).
Abstract:
A high-pass filter in particular for high-frequency applications and of the type comprising at least one input terminal (IN) and at least one output terminal (OUT) between which is defined a transfer function (FdT) and is inserted a biquadratic cell (18) incorporating a series of transconductance stages (2, 3, 4, 5) comprises a generator circuit (29) of variable currents (i K1 , i K2 ) connected between a pair of stages (2, 3) of the biquadratic cell (18) and a voltage reference (GND). Said generator allows introduction of programmable zeroes in the transfer function (FdT) of the filter (20).
Abstract:
A process for the manufacturing of high-density MOS-technology power devices comprises the steps of: forming a conductive insulated gate layer (8) on a surface of a lightly doped semiconductor material layer (2) of a first conductivity type; forming an insulating material layer (11) over the insulated gate layer (8); selectively removing the insulating material layer (11) and the underlying insulated gate layer (8) to form a plurality of elongated windows (15) having two elongated edges (17) and two short edges (18), delimiting respective uncovered surface stripes (16) of the semiconductor material layer (2); implanting a high dose of a first dopant of the first conductivity type along two directions which lie in a plane transversal to said elongated windows (15) and orthogonal to the semiconductor material layer (2) surface, and which are substantially simmetrically tilted of a first prescribed angle (A1,A2) with respect to a direction (T) orthogonal to the semiconductor material layer (2) surface, the first angle (A1,A2) depending on the overall thickness of the insulated gate layer (8) and of the insulating material layer (11) to prevent the first dopant from being implanted in a central stripe of said uncovered surface stripes (16), to form pairs of heavily doped elongated source regions (6) of the first conductivity type which extend along said two elongated edges (17) of each elongated window (15) and which are separated by said central stripe; implanting a low dose of a second dopant of a second conductivity type along two directions which lie in said plane, and which are substantially simmetrically tilted of a second prescribed angle (A3,A4) with respect to said orthogonal direction (T), to form doped regions of the second conductivity type each comprising two lightly doped elongated channel regions (5) extending under the two elongated edges (17) of each elongated window (15); implanting a high dose of a third dopant of the second conductivity type substantially along said orthogonal direction (T), the insulating material layer (11) acting as a mask, to form heavily doped regions (4) substantially aligned with the edges (17,18) of the elongated windows (15).
Abstract:
A controlled gain transconductor (20) which comprises a transconductance stage (3) having at least two input terminals (I1, I2) and at least two output terminals (O1, O2), an active load (4) connected to the output terminals of the transconductance stage and a control circuit (5) for the active load (4) conneccted between said output terminals (O1, O2) and the active load (4). Also provided is a circuit portion (10) being a replica of the transconductance stage (3), the active load (4) and the control circuit (5). This replicated portion (10) has an output connected to the control circuit (5) of the transconductor (20) to provide a predetermined voltage value (Vc) required for adjusting the DC gain of the device.