Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuits and methods for supply voltage detection and timing monitoring
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Application No.: US17479963Application Date: 2021-09-20
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Publication No.: US12237832B2Publication Date: 2025-02-25
- Inventor: Miguel Bautista Gabriel , Sriram Vangal , Patrick Koeberl , Pratik Patel , Muhammad Khellah , James Tschanz , Carlos Tokunaga , Suyoung Bang
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: InventIQ Legal LLP
- Agent Steven J. Cahill
- Main IPC: H03K19/177
- IPC: H03K19/177 ; G01R31/28 ; H03K19/0175 ; H03K19/0185 ; H03K19/17768 ; H03K19/17784

Abstract:
A detection circuit includes a tunable delay circuit that generates a delayed signal and that receives a supply voltage. The detection circuit includes a control circuit that adjusts a delay provided by the tunable delay circuit to the delayed signal. The detection circuit includes a time-to-digital converter circuit that converts the delay provided by the tunable delay circuit to the delayed signal to a digital code and adjusts the digital code based on changes in the supply voltage. The control circuit causes the tunable delay circuit to maintain the delay provided to the delayed signal constant in response to the digital code reaching an alignment value. The detection circuit may continuously monitor timing margin of a data signal relative to a clock signal and update the digital code in every clock cycle. The detection circuit may be a security sensor that detects changes in the supply voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220006459A1 Circuits And Methods For Supply Voltage Detection And Timing Monitoring Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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