Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method capable of evaluating a coupling coefficient between a transponder and a terminal in a magnetic field of the terminal, in which the transponder exists.SOLUTION: In the method for evaluating the coupling coefficient between the electromagnetic transponder and the terminal, two pairs of inductance values and capacitance values of an oscillation circuit in the transponder are selected so as to maintain the synchronization of the oscillation circuit, a ratio of voltages of the oscillation circuit which are obtained as to the two pairs of inductance values and capacitance values is compared with one or more thresholds, and the coupling coefficient is evaluated based on the compared result.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for protecting prime number generation in an electronic circuit from, for example, a side channel attack or a fault injection attack by analysis of power consumption of the electronic circuit, etc. SOLUTION: In the method for protecting the generation of at least one prime number by the electronic circuit based on determination of prime number characteristics of the number of consecutive candidates, the number of references, which includes at least one first random number is calculated for each number of candidates, and at least one prime number is determined based on calculation of a power module. Consistency between the number of candidates and the number of references is determined for each number of candidates, which has been determined as the prime number by the prime number determination. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for detecting presence of a transponder in an electromagnetic field even when the transponder and/or a terminal oscillating circuit is not tuned. SOLUTION: In the method for detecting presence of a contactless communication element by the terminal forming the electromagnetic field and having the oscillating circuit, the oscillating circuit of the terminal is excited at a variable frequency between two values surrounding a nominal tuning frequency of the oscillating circuit; and a signal representative of the load of the oscillating circuit is interpreted to detect that a reference voltage has not been exceeded, which indicates the presence of the element in the field. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal capable of recharging an active transponder by an optimal method, and a method for configuring the terminal. SOLUTION: The method for configuring the terminal capable of transmitting a signal for a radio-frequency electric field for a transponder includes at least one step of adapting the series resistance of an oscillating circuit of the terminal according to an off-load value determined by the operation of the terminal during the absence of the transponder in the electric field, when the transponder exists within a transmission range of the terminal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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.
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.
Abstract:
An embodiment integrated circuit comprises a memory device including at least one memory point having a volatile memory cell and a single non-volatile memory cell coupled together to a common node.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit, including: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a plurality of regions of the first conductivity type vertically extending from the surface of the substrate, each of the regions being laterally delimited all along its periphery by a region of the second conductivity type; and a device for detecting a variation of the substrate resistance between each region of the first conductivity type and an area for biasing the substrate to a reference voltage.