Multiple power domain electronic device and related method

US8928372B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928372-B2
Application numberUS-201313791155-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 8, 2013
Priority dateMar 8, 2013
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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An electronic device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a power on control (POC) circuit. The POC circuit includes an enable terminal electrically connected to a first output of the first circuit, a first input terminal electrically connected to a first voltage supply, a second input terminal electrically connected to a second voltage supply, and an output terminal. The second circuit includes a biasing-sensitive circuit, and a logic circuit including a first input terminal electrically connected to a second output of the first circuit, a second input terminal electrically connected to the output of the POC circuit, and an output terminal electrically connected to an enable terminal of the biasing-sensitive circuit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a first circuit; a power on control (POC) circuit comprising: an enable terminal electrically connected to a first output of the first circuit; a first input terminal electrically connected to a first voltage supply; a second input terminal electrically connected to a second voltage supply; and an output terminal; and a second circuit comprising: a biasing-sensitive circuit; and a logic circuit comprising: a…

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What does patent US8928372B2 cover?
An electronic device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a power on control (POC) circuit. The POC circuit includes an enable terminal electrically connected to a first output of the first circuit, a first input terminal electrically connected to a first voltage supply, a second input terminal electrically connected to a second voltage supply, and an output terminal. The second circ…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H03K17/223. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).