Invention Grant
US09077171B2 Ground loss monitoring circuit and integrated circuit comprising the same
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接地损耗监测电路和包含该电路的集成电路
- Patent Title: Ground loss monitoring circuit and integrated circuit comprising the same
- Patent Title (中): 接地损耗监测电路和包含该电路的集成电路
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Application No.: US14122538Application Date: 2011-05-27
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Publication No.: US09077171B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Philippe Givelin , Patrice Besse , Estelle Huynh
- Applicant: Philippe Givelin , Patrice Besse , Estelle Huynh
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- International Application: PCT/IB2011/001591 WO 20110527
- International Announcement: WO2012/164332 WO 20121206
- Main IPC: H02H9/00
- IPC: H02H9/00 ; H02H1/00 ; G01R31/28 ; G01R31/02

Abstract:
A reference voltage loss monitoring circuit having a first and second reference node. The reference nodes are connected to a voltage reference. A first connection device is connects the first reference node to the second reference node, and includes a first diode to allow a current flowing from the first reference node to the reference ground node and not conversely. The first diode includes a first main transistor. A second connection device connects the second reference node to the first reference node, and includes a second diode to allow a current flowing from the second reference node to first reference node and not conversely. The second diode includes a second main transistor. Each of the first and second connection devices further includes a secondary transistor mirrored with the main transistor of the connection devices. The secondary transistor has an output coupled to a diagnostic circuit, for delivering to the diagnostic circuit a signal indicative of a loss of voltage reference on a respective reference node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140092500A1 GROUND LOSS MONITORING CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2014-04-03
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