Power-on management for voltage down-converter
CA 2497559 A1 · Owner: Bedarida, Lorenzo · Inventors: Sivero, Stefano; Bedarida, Lorenzo; Riva-Reggiori, Riccardo
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A power-on management system (80) for an on-chip voltage down-converter (79) monitoring both external (Vcc_EXT) and internal (Vcc_INT) voltage supplies to independently determine (81, 82) when both supplies have reached minimum levels for proper operation of on-chip circuitry. The power-on management system (80) supplies output signals that: control the discharge (DISCH_Vcc) of the internal supply nodes at the initiation of power-on; force the active mode (POW_ON = high) of the voltage down-converter; and deactivate a fast local voltage reference on completion of power-on (POW_ON = low).
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- Filed August 4, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 4, 2023.
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