Method and apparatus for a voltage responsive reset for EEPROM
US6418056B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An under voltage lockout {overscore (RESET)} circuit is connected to the {overscore (RESET)} terminal of a EEPROM. The EEPROM is used in a system which may include a computer or processor and which may be used in space. The under voltage lockout {overscore (RESET)} circuit maybe an under voltage lockout circuit used on a LinFinity SG1526/B or a Unitrode UC1526 regulating pulse width modulator which maintain the {overscore (RESET)} voltage low at all values of power supply voltage source voltage less than a predetermined level. In one embodiment the under voltage lockout {overscore (RESET)} circuit output voltage does not have a “floating voltage” which rises to a level higher than its value when a comparator initially senses that a power supply voltage source voltage is less than the predetermined amount. This is a flat {overscore (RESET)} characteristic under voltage lockout. The {overscore (RESET)} circuit in combination with the EEPROM and computer has particular utility in space applications when a “floating voltage” may be undesirable and may cause failure in a satellite.
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