Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for testing voltage monitors
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Application No.: US16536462Application Date: 2019-08-09
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Publication No.: US10996266B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Venkata Narayanan Srinivasan , Rajesh Narwal , Srinivas Dhulipalla
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Applicant Address: CH Geneva
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Geneva
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28

Abstract:
Circuits and methods for testing voltage monitor circuits are provided. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) includes power management unit (PMU), a set-reset (S-R) latch circuit, a multiplexer, and an AND gate circuit. A voltage monitor circuit of the PMU generates an output signal based on a difference between a received reference voltage and a received sense voltage from a functional supply. A power on reset (PoR) generator of the PMU generates a PoR signal based on a power up condition of the PMU. The S-R latch circuit generates an enable signal based on the output signal of the comparator circuit and the PoR signal. The multiplexer passes-through the output signal of the comparator circuit during a functional condition of the PMU. The AND gate circuit generates an enable signal based on an output of the multiplexer and an output of the S-R latch circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210041496A1 System and Method for Testing Voltage Monitors Public/Granted day:2021-02-11
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