US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics International on May 12 for "Analog-digital converter and method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,311, issued on May 12, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Analog-digital converter and method" was invented by Francois Tailliet (Fuveau, France) and Marc Battista (Allauch, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling an analog-digital converter comprising first and second oscillators, and first and second elements, the method comprising a first step during which the first and second oscillators generate frequencies depending on an electrical characteristic of the first element and of the second element, respectively, and a second step during which the first and second oscillators gener...