发明名称 Apparatus and method for host power-on reset control
摘要 A host power-on reset control circuit includes a comparator connected to receive both a divided version of a supply voltage and a reference voltage. The comparator generates and outputs a high digital state signal when the divided version of the supply voltage is at least as large as the reference voltage. The control circuit includes an output node connected to transmit a power-on reset control signal. The control circuit includes pulldown circuitry connected between the comparator output and the output node. The pulldown circuitry maintains the output node at a reset voltage level as the supply voltage rises to a host operational level, based on a signal present at the comparator output. The control circuit includes pullup circuitry connected between the supply voltage and the output node. The pullup circuitry maintains the output node at a non-reset voltage level after the supply voltage has risen to the host operational level.
申请公布号 US9515648(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.12.06
申请号 US201012748345 申请日期 2010.03.26
申请人 SanDisk Technologies LLC 发明人 Chi Steve;Bhuiyan Ekram
分类号 H03L7/00;H03K17/22;G06F1/24 主分类号 H03L7/00
代理机构 Martine Penilla Group, LLP 代理人 Martine Penilla Group, LLP
主权项 1. A host power-on reset control circuit, comprising: a comparator electrically connected to receive a divided version of a supply voltage at a first input and a reference voltage at a second input, the comparator defined to generate a high digital state signal at a comparator output when the divided version of the supply voltage at the first input is at least as large as the reference voltage at the second input; an output node electrically connected to transmit a power-on reset control signal; pulldown circuitry electrically connected between the comparator output and the output node, the pulldown circuitry defined to maintain the output node at a reset voltage level as the supply voltage rises to a predetermined threshold level based on a digital state signal present at the comparator output, wherein the pulldown circuitry includes a first pulldown transistor electrically connected between the output node and a ground reference potential, wherein activation of the first pulldown transistor into a transmit state causes the output node to be electrically connected to the ground reference potential, wherein a gate of the first pulldown transistor is electrically connected to a second pulldown transistor and to a first terminal of a resistor and to a first terminal of a capacitor, wherein both a second terminal of the resistor is connected to the supply voltage and a second terminal of the capacitor is connected to the supply voltage such that a second divided version of the supply voltage is provided to the gate of the first pulldown transistor, wherein a gate of the second pulldown transistor is electrically connected to the comparator output, wherein activation of the second pulldown transistor into a transmit state causes the gate of the first pulldown transistor to be controlled such that the first pulldown transistor is in a non-transmit state so as to electrically isolate the output node from the ground reference potential, wherein the pulldown circuitry further includes a third pulldown transistor electrically connected between the second pulldown transistor and the ground reference potential, a gate of the third pulldown transistor electrically connected to receive a second reference voltage such that the third pulldown transistor is in a transmit state prior to activation of the second pulldown transistor into the transmit state; and pullup circuitry electrically connected between the supply voltage and the output node, the pullup circuitry defined to maintain the output node at a non-reset voltage level after the supply voltage has risen to the host operational level, wherein a low digital state signal at the comparator output causes the pulldown circuitry to electrically connect the output node to a ground reference potential, and wherein the high digital state signal at the comparator output causes the output node to be electrically isolated from the ground reference potential.
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