Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an input circuit that reduces a power consumption rate of a digital circuit connecting to the input circuit. SOLUTION: An input buffer 10 minimizes a power consumption rate of a device connecting to the input buffer 10, and the input buffer 10 is provided with a combination of a current source 14 that limits a current within a cross conduction range and a saturation amplifier 12 that connects to the current source 14 and has an input gain substantially higher than the unity to increase a speed of a transmission function.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless frequency transponder that effectively and skillfully utilizes an input output pin to connect a parallel resonance circuit on an integrated circuit package to a transponder circuit of the integrated circuit. SOLUTION: The wireless frequency transponder includes a wireless frequency tuning circuit having 1st and 2nd terminals and the integrated circuit having a 1st capacitor, a wireless frequency amplifier, 1st and 2nd current sources, and a bias control circuit. The 1st and 2nd current sources are connected to the wireless Frequency amplifier and generate the bias level of the amplifier and control The gain of the amplifier. The bias control circuit generate a bias level and is connected to the 1st and 2nd current sources, the integrated circuit has signal connection and common connection terminals and the input of the wireless frequency amplifier is connected to the signal connection terminal. The 1st capacitor is connected between the 1st terminal of the wireless frequency tuning circuit and the signal connection terminal and the 2nd terminal of the wireless frequency tuning circuit is connected to the common connection terminal.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an improper operation resulted from a voltage drop compensation level excessively set high due to an improper instruction or firmware error. SOLUTION: This microprocessor power source system is provided with a programmable power source 30 for supplying a power to a microprocessor, a programmable voltage drop detector 20 connected with the programmable power source for detecting a case that an operating voltage is made lower than a voltage drop reference voltage, and for providing a voltage drop signal output, and a control unit 40 connected with the programmable power source and the programmable voltage drop detector for setting the operating voltage and the voltage drop reference voltage.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enhanced voltage comparator with a low operating current, to provide a voltage reference stable over a wide operating temperature range, and to provide simplified and reliable implementation of an integrated circuit. SOLUTION: The band gap voltage comparator of this invention is provided with 1st and 2nd transistors(TRs) forming a 1st current mirror, 3rd and 4th TRs forming a 2nd current mirror, a 1st resistor 1 having 1st and 2nd terminals and a 2nd resistor having 1st and 2nd terminals.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, a method and a device for maintaining a control and/or status state while keeping power in an integrated circuit(IC) microcontroller. SOLUTION: A microcontroller IC 100 is provided with a microcontroller core logic 102, an input/output port logic 106 suited to the storage of an output logic level, an interface logic 104 connected between the microcontroller core logic 102 and the input/output port logic 106, and a power switch 110 connected to the microcontroller core logic 102. When a power source 108 is connected to the microcontroller core logic 102, the microcontroller core logic 102 controls the output logic level of the input/output port logic 106 and when the power source 108 is disconnected from the microcontroller core logic 102, the output logic level of the input/output port logic 106 maintains the same state as just before the disconnection of the power source 108 from the microcontroller core logic 102.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, method, and a device for programming so that an EEPROM having non-volatile stored data has reliability. SOLUTION: This electronic system comprises a microcontroller core logic 102, an EEPROM 112, an EEPROM programming logic 114, and a charge pump 116 for generating EEPROM programming voltage, programming voltage generated by the charge pump is compared with reference voltage by a voltage comparator 118, when the programming voltage is a desired value or more, the programming logic is enabled so as to perform programming processing on the EEPROM, when the programming voltage is a desired value or less, the programming logic is suppressed to perform programming processing on the EEPROM.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the new control circuit which controls a watchdog timer provided on the same integrated circuit with a microprocessor or microcontroller. SOLUTION: This watchdog timer control circuit is equipped with selection logic 15, permanent enablement logic 12 connected to the selection logic, software enablement logic 14 connected to the selection logic, and the watchdog timer 20 which is connected to the selection logic and is provided on the same integrated circuit with the microprocessor.
Abstract:
The highly efficient multi-frequency voltage regulating circuit is capable of converting magnetic field energy to electrical energy for charging either a battery or an energy storage device such as a capacitor. The invention provides a magnetic field sensor circuit that measures the strength of incoming magnetic field energy with respect to a reference current. The invention also provides for a programmable magnetic field detection circuit which is used to adjust the detection level of the inductor-capacitor magnetic field converter circuit. A discharge expediter circuit is provided to improve the efficiency of the magnetic field converter circuit by discharging excess energy.
Abstract:
A wireless security system combines encoded RF and encoded magnetic field operation into a base unit device and a remote unit device, overcoming the limitations of RF only or magnetic field only wireless security devices. The base unit is comprised of a power supply, a base processing unit, an RF receiver and a base inductor-capacitor (LC) transceiver. The base processing unit is capable of controlling both encoded RF and encoded magnetic field operation. The remote unit is comprised of a battery, a remote processing unit, an RF transmitter, a remote magnetic field converter circuit, manual control and an energy storage device. The remote processing unit, which is capable of controlling both encoded RF and encoded magnetic field operation, is implemented on a single, monolithic integrated circuit. The remote unit device can be miniaturized to relative smallness to the extent that it can be embedded, for example, within an automobile key. The remote unit device can convert magnetic field energy to DC electrical energy for the purposes of supplying power to the remote unit device, conserving battery power and re-charging the battery.