Patent · US Expired

Voltage detector using body effect

US5945869A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
5References
26Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1998
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C5/145
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit is designed with a first reference circuit (202) for producing a first reference voltage in response to a first voltage. A second reference circuit (204) produces a second reference voltage in response to the first voltage and a second voltage. A sampling circuit (210) stores the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage and produces a first sample voltage and a second sample voltage. A comparator circuit (222) is coupled to receive the first sample voltage and the second sample voltage. The comparator circuit produces a control signal in response to a difference between the first sample voltage and the second sample voltage. A generator circuit includes an oscillator circuit (226) and a pump circuit (230). The generator circuit produces a first supply voltage in response to the control signal.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.