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Isolation between power supplies of an analog-digital circuit

Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
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Filing: 1998-09-28
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Granted: 2000-12-05
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Expires: 2018-09-28
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a composite integrated circuit including at least one well that separates analog and digital blocks of the circuit, this well being connected to a first terminal of a power supply of biasing of one of the two blocks, and being of type opposite to that of the circuit substrate, and a resistor being interposed on the well biasing link.

Inventors

  • 👤 Denis Lehongres

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 21:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D89/00; H10D89/60; H10D89/601; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/031; H10W10/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A composite integrated circuit including two parallel wells that separate analog and digital blocks of the circuit, each well being of a conductivity type opposite to that of the substrate, and being respectively connected to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks, wherein a resistor is respectively interposed on the biasing link of each well from a first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block to form with strong capacitances of the wells, a filtering switching noise.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A composite integrated circuit including two parallel wells that separate analog and digital blocks of the circuit, each well being of a conductivity type opposite to that of the substrate, and being respectively connected to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks, wherein a resistor is respectively interposed on the biasing link of each well from a first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block to form with strong capacitances of the wells, a filtering switching noise.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The circuit of claim 1, wherein the resistor is a polysilicon resistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The circuit of claim 1, wherein the resistor is a resistor diffused in the well.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
The circuit of claim 3, including a contact formed along an entire length of the substrate, interposed between both wells, and connected to a second terminal of the biasing power supply.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
The circuit of claim 4, wherein the wells are of type N, the potential of the first power supply potential being the most positive potential of the power supply voltage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
The circuit of claim 4, wherein the wells are of type P, the potential of the first power supply potential being the most negative potential of the power supply voltage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 39 words
The circuit of claim 1, wherein said analog block includes an analog block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor and said digital block includes a digital block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 31 words
The circuit of claim 7, wherein said two parallel wells along with said analog block well and said digital block well are all disposed in the same surface of said substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 121 words
A composite integrated circuit comprising: an analog block; a digital block; a silicon substrate forming part of each block; an analog block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; a digital block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; two parallel-disposed wells in said substrate that separate analog and digital blocks and being of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate; said two wells being respectively coupled to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks; and a pair of resistors, each respectively interposed on the biasing link of each parallel-disposed well from the first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 121 words
A composite integrated circuit comprising: an analog block; a digital block; a silicon substrate forming part of each block; an analog block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; a digital block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; two parallel-disposed wells in said substrate that separate analog and digital blocks and being of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate; said two wells being respectively coupled to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks; and a pair of resistors, each respectively interposed on the biasing link of each parallel-disposed well from the first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 12 words
The circuit of claim 9, wherein the resistor is a polysilicon resistor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 15 words
The circuit of claim 9, wherein the resistor is a resistor defused in the well.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
The circuit of claim 11, including a contact formed along a length of the substrate, interposed between both of said parallel disposed wells, and connected to a second terminal of the biasing power supply.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 30 words
The circuit of claim 12, wherein the parallel-disposed wells are of type N, the potential of the first power supply being the most positive potential of the power supply voltage.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 30 words
The circuit of claim 12, wherein the parallel-disposed wells are of type P, the potential of the first power supply being the most negative potential of the power supply voltage.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 31 words
The circuit of claim 9, wherein said parallel-disposed wells, along with said analog block well and said digital block well are all disposed in the same surface of said silicon substrate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
The circuit of claim 9, wherein each resistor, forms with straight capacitances of the well of the two parallel-disposed wells, a filter for filtering switching noise.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 108 words
A composite integrated circuit comprising: an analog block; a digital block; a silicon substrate forming part of each block; an analog block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; at least one well in said substrate that separates the analog and digital blocks and being of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate; said separating well being coupled to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks; and at least one resistor interposed on the biasing link of the separating well from the first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 108 words
A composite integrated circuit comprising: an analog block; a digital block; a silicon substrate forming part of each block; an analog block well in said substrate containing at least one transistor; at least one well in said substrate that separates the analog and digital blocks and being of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate; said separating well being coupled to a first terminal of a power supply source adapted to bias one of the two blocks; and at least one resistor interposed on the biasing link of the separating well from the first terminal of the biasing power supply of the digital or analog block.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 24 words
The circuit of claim 17, wherein the resistor is adapted to form, with straight capacitances of the wells, a filter for filtering switching noise.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 24 words
The circuit of claim 17, including two parallel-disposed wells in said substrate that separate analog and digital blocks and a related pair of resistors.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 29 words
The circuit of claim 19, wherein the two parallel disposed wells along with the analog and digital block wells are all disposed in the same surface of the substrate.

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