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Power on system

US5834958A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateJul 2, 1993
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/28
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A supply voltage monitor for providing an indication of a supply voltage level considered safe for electronic circuit operation includes a supervisory or guard circuit that blocks the output of the monitor in favor of a secondary output for those periods of time when the monitor is considered to not be able of providing a valid reflection of supply voltage status.

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