Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configuration backup device for the terminals of an integrated circuit and method of enabling the device
- Patent Title (中): 集成电路终端的配置备份设备和启用设备的方法
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Application No.: US12502572Application Date: 2009-07-14
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Publication No.: US07772886B2Publication Date: 2010-08-10
- Inventor: Yves Theoduloz , Hugo Jaeggi , Lubomir Plavec
- Applicant: Yves Theoduloz , Hugo Jaeggi , Lubomir Plavec
- Applicant Address: CH Marin
- Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
- Current Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marin
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: EP08160648 20080717
- Main IPC: H03K19/094
- IPC: H03K19/094

Abstract:
The integrated circuit device (1) backs up the configuration of output terminals (O, SP) of said integrated circuit in low-power mode. To do this, the device includes several voltage level shift units (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″) and an output stage (3) connected to each output of the level shift units and connected to at least one external contact pad (SP) of said integrated circuit. Each level shift unit includes an input stage powered by a regulated internal voltage (VREG) and a part for transferring the state of a specific output function, which is powered by a supply voltage (VDD) of the integrated circuit. Each level shift unit also includes a memory cell at output powered by the supply voltage, for storing the output state of a specific function of the level shift unit in the idle mode of the integrated circuit where the regulated voltage is cut off.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100013518A1 CONFIGURATION BACKUP DEVICE FOR THE TERMINALS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF ENABLING THE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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