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Granted Patent B2
US 9,887,487 · App. 14/000,322 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Device and method for interconnecting electronic systems having different reference potentials

Inventors: Christophe Blondin (Nimes, FR); Christian Neel (Nimes, FR)
Assignee: NANOTEC SOLUTION
H01R13/6205G01R27/2605H03K17/691H03K19/00369H01L2224/4516H01L2224/45565H01L2224/48092H01L2224/48137
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Patent No.
US 9,887,487
App. No.
14/000,322
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device is provided for interconnecting electronic systems having reference potentials separated by an alternating potential difference, the device includes a plurality of electrical connections that can electrically connect the electronic systems, and inductance coils arranged in series on the electrical connections, the inductance coils being electromagnetically coupled. Also provided is a method for interconnecting electronic systems.

Claims (18)

1. A device for interconnecting electronic systems with respective reference potentials, the reference potentials being different from each other and separated by an alternating potential difference, the device comprising:

a plurality of electrical connections configured for electrically connecting said electronic systems;

inductance coils each placed in series in between said electrical connections, wherein said inductance coils are electromagnetically coupled and comprise windings arranged around a common ferromagnetic core;

a source of alternating excitation voltage including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected directly, or indirectly through one of the inductance coils, to a floating reference potential of a first electronic system and said second end being connected directly, or indirectly through one of the inductance coils, to a ground reference potential of a second electronic system in such a way as to cause the floating reference potential to oscillate with respect to the ground reference potential.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an inductance coil connected to the reference potentials of the electronic systems.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the source of alternating excitation voltage is connected by a second end to an intermediate connection point of an inductance coil.

4. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an excitation inductance coil electromagnetically coupled to the inductance coils, and connected by the first end to the reference potential of the first said electronic system and by a second end to the source of alternating excitation voltage.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the inductance coils have substantially identical inductances.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the inductance coils of which the electromagnetic coupling is optimized such that the mutual inductances between said inductance coils are comparable to their inductances.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical connections are configured for transmitting at least one of the following signals: power supply voltage, digital signal, analogue signal.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is produced according to integrated electronics technologies.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured for interconnecting integrated circuits or parts of integrated circuits.

10. A method for interconnecting electronic systems with respective reference potentials, the reference potentials being different from each other and separated by an alternating potential difference, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing electrical connections for electrically connecting the electronic systems;

inserting inductance coils, each of said inductance coils in series in between said electrical connections;

connecting a source of alternating excitation voltage including a first end and a second end, said first end being connected directly, or indirectly through one of the inductance coils, to a floating reference potential of a first electronic system and said second end being connected directly, or indirectly through one of the inductance coils, to a ground reference potential of a second electronic system in such a way as to cause the floating reference potential to oscillate with respect to the ground reference potential;

winding the inductance coils around a common ferromagnetic core; and

establishing electromagnetic coupling between said inductance coils.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2022
From: FOGALE NANOTECH
To: FOGALE SENSORS
Reel/Frame 061336/0400 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2018
From: NANOTEC SOLUTION
To: FOGALE NANOTECH
Reel/Frame 044804/0984 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: BLONDIN, CHRISTOPHE; NEEL, CHRISTIAN
To: NANOTEC SOLUTION
Reel/Frame 032026/0272 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 11 51390 · Feb 21, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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