US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics International on July 28 for "Analog status signalization and synchronization between integrated circuits" (Czech, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,291, issued on July 28, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Analog status signalization and synchronization between integrated circuits" was invented by Sandor Petenyi (Lysa nad Labem, Czech Republic), Lukas Machacek (Prague) and Salvatore D'Angelo (San Pietro Clarenza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is method for fault detection and communication in analog power electronic circuits with a multiplicity of electronic fuses (e.g., a primary fuse and at least one secondary fuse). Current flow is monitored through each fuse. Fault conditions in these electronic fuses are identified. Upo...