Invention Grant
- Patent Title: RC oscillator watchdog circuit
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Application No.: US16027762Application Date: 2018-07-05
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Publication No.: US10680587B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Rajesh Narwal , Pravesh Kumar Saini
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Schiphol
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Schiphol
- Agency: Crowe & Dunlevy
- Main IPC: H03K3/0231
- IPC: H03K3/0231 ; H03K4/502 ; H03K5/19 ; H03K3/011

Abstract:
An RC oscillator generates a periodic trigger signal, and a clock generator generates clock edges in response. A stuck-at-fault detection circuit detects a stuck-at-logic state of the periodic trigger signal and causes the RC oscillator to reset and causes a change in logic state of the periodic trigger signal. The RC oscillator includes first and second comparison circuits, a logic circuit receiving output from the first and second comparison circuits and generating the periodic trigger signal, and a clock generation circuit generating a clock signal therefrom. The stuck-at-fault detection circuit includes a capacitive node, charge circuitry charging the capacitive node based upon the periodic trigger signal, discharge circuitry discharging the capacitive node based upon the periodic trigger signal, and triggering circuitry asserting a reset signal to cause the RC oscillator to reset when the charge on the capacitive node indicates a stuck-at-logic state of the periodic trigger signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200014372A1 RC OSCILLATOR WATCHDOG CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2020-01-09
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