ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,686, issued on March 31, was assigned to STMicroelectronics France (Montrouge, France).

"Electronic circuit and method" was invented by Stephane Razafimandimby (La Buisse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present description relates to an electronic circuit comprising a first circuit configured to generate, based on a first periodic analog signal, a plurality of second signals having offset voltage levels, a second circuit configured to generate third periodic digital signals according to respective crossings, by the second signals, of at least one threshold, and a third circuit configured to determine an amplitude range in...