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Dynamic brown-out threshold voltage for power control

US9812948B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2015
Grant dateNov 7, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/22
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a power up circuit is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input voltage and creating a plurality of sample voltages from the input voltage. One of the sample voltages is selected and compared to a reference voltage. The power up circuit produces a brown-out signal in response to the step of comparing.

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