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Voltage detection circuit, power-on/off reset circuit, and semiconductor device

US5864247A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1997
Grant dateJan 26, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes a first MOS transistor whose gate and drain are connected with a first node, a second MOS transistor whose gate and drain are connected with the first node and a third node, respectively, a first resistive element which is connected between the first node and a second node, a second resistive element which is connected between the second node and a ground voltage terminal, a first NOT circuit whose input terminal is connected with the second node, whose output terminal is a fourth node, and which is connected between the third node and the ground voltage terminal, and a second NOT circuit whose input terminal is connected with the fourth node and whose output terminal is a fifth node. Consequently, the present invention can detect voltage in a stable condition with low power consumption.

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