Circuit for detecting a fault state in a clock signal for microprocessor electronic devices
US5619643A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/19
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for generation of a reset signal in an electronic device, of the type comprising a microprocessor interlocked with a circuit generating a clock signal and memories of both the volatile type and the non-volatile type, is capable of detecting a stop in the oscillation of said clock signal and generating a logic signal coupled with the reset input of the microprocessor.
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