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- Patent Title: Device and method for power supply management
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Application No.: US16894640Application Date: 2020-06-05
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Publication No.: US10985736B2Publication Date: 2021-04-20
- Inventor: Daniele Mangano , Roland Van Der Tuijn , Pasquale Butta′
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l. , STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza; FR Rousset
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.,STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.,STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza; FR Rousset
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: IT102019000008385 20190607
- Main IPC: H03K3/01
- IPC: H03K3/01 ; H03K17/20 ; G06F1/24 ; H03K19/20

Abstract:
An embodiment device comprises a processing circuit and IP circuitry coupled to a power supply line, wherein the IP circuitry has an IP circuitry supply threshold for IP circuitry operation. A supply monitor circuit is coupled to the power supply line to sense the voltage on the power supply line and to switch the processing circuit to a low-power mode as a result of a drop in the voltage on the power supply line. The supply monitor circuit comprises a threshold setting node and is configured to be deactivated as a result of the voltage on the power supply line dropping below a deactivation threshold level set at the threshold setting node. A threshold setting circuit is configured to apply to the threshold setting node of the supply monitor circuit the IP circuitry supply threshold as a result of the processing circuit being in the low-power mode.
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