Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power-on-reset circuitry
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Application No.: US12619049Application Date: 2009-11-16
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Publication No.: US08487673B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Ping Xiao , Weiyding Ding , Leo Min Maung
- Applicant: Ping Xiao , Weiyding Ding , Leo Min Maung
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; David C. Kellogg
- Main IPC: H03L7/00
- IPC: H03L7/00

Abstract:
Power-on-reset circuitry is provided for integrated circuits such as programmable logic device integrated circuits. The power-on-reset circuitry may use comparator-based trip point voltage detectors to monitor power supply voltages. The trip point detectors may use circuitry to produce trip point voltages from a bandgap reference voltage. Controller logic may process signals from the trip point detectors to produce a corresponding power-on-reset signal. The power-on-reset circuitry may contain a noise filter that suppresses noise from power supply voltage spikes. Normal operation of the power-on-reset circuitry may be blocked during testing. The power-on-reset circuitry may be disabled when the bandgap reference voltage has not reached a desired level. The power-on-reset circuitry may be sensitive or insensitive to the power-up sequence used by the power supply signals. Brownout detection blocking circuitry may be provided to prevent the output from one of the trip point detectors from influencing the power-on-reset circuitry.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100060331A1 POWER-ON-RESET CIRCUITRY Public/Granted day:2010-03-11
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