Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sourcing and securing dual supply rails of tamper protected battery backed domain
- Patent Title (中): 采购和保护篡改电池支持域的双电源轨
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Application No.: US13744664Application Date: 2013-01-18
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Publication No.: US09231409B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Erkan Bilhan
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Robert D. Marshall, Jr.; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H02J4/00
- IPC: H02J4/00 ; G06F1/26 ; G06F21/86

Abstract:
This invention is a System On a Chip (SOC) requiring two tamper resistant externally generated power supplies. A first, higher power supply powers I/O and analog circuits. A second, lower power supply powers digital circuits and memory. A first voltage monitor circuit powered by said first power supply generates a first output signal when the first power supply is below an operational limit high level. A second voltage monitor circuit powered by said first power supply indicates when the second power supply is above an operational high limit level. A power switch is controlled by the first voltage monitor circuit. This power switch connects the second power supply and second load when closed and isolates them when open. Thus the memory cannot be accessed when the I/O and analog power supply is out of specification.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130187456A1 Sourcing and Securing Dual Supply Rails of Tamper Protected Battery Backed Domain Public/Granted day:2013-07-25
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