Determination of entering and exiting safe mode
US10128738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0012
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure describes examples of integrate circuit (IC) chips. An IC chip includes a first detector configured to generate information indicative of whether an input supply voltage or power is greater than or equal to a first threshold, a second detector configured to receive a circuit voltage or current level and generate information used to indicate a status of the IC chip based on the received circuit voltage or current level, and a controller configured to cause the IC chip to enter a safe mode in response to both the first detector indicating that the input supply voltage or power is greater than the first threshold and the circuit voltage or current level being greater than a second threshold.
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