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Circuit for detecting a fault state in a clock signal for microprocessor electronic devices

US5619643A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1995
Grant dateApr 8, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2015

Classification

  • 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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