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Power supply detection device

US6636089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 2002
Grant dateOct 21, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/007
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an integrated circuit, a detection device detects a drop in the supply voltage of the core of the integrated circuit or an excessively slow build-up of this voltage with respect to a supply voltage of the input/output interface circuits of the integrated circuit. Outputs of the interface circuits are set to a high impedance state by the detection device to minimize their power consumption.

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