Electric devices, integrated circuits, and methods for monitoring voltages

    公开(公告)号:US11022991B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US15876315

    申请日:2018-01-22

    Abstract: An electrical device includes a power supply circuit configured to provide a first voltage and a second voltage, and a first verification circuit configured to derive a first and a second internal voltage from the first voltage, to compare the first and second internal voltages, and to generate a first output signal based on the comparison. The electrical device includes a second verification circuit including a first input terminal for the first voltage and a second input terminal for the second voltage, and configured to compare the first and second voltages and to generate a second output signal based on the comparison. Furthermore, the electrical device includes a combination circuit configured to generate a third output signal if the first output signal or the second output signal is indicative of the first voltage or the second voltage being outside a tolerance range.

    Electric devices, integrated circuits, and methods for monitoring voltages

    公开(公告)号:US11662756B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US17246817

    申请日:2021-05-03

    CPC classification number: G05F1/571 G01K7/01 G01R19/1659 G01R19/16538 G05F3/30

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first bandgap voltage reference sub-circuit configured to provide a first bandgap reference voltage; a second bandgap voltage reference sub-circuit configured to provide a second bandgap reference voltage; a voltage regulator sub-circuit configured to derive a first supply voltage using the first bandgap reference voltage and a second supply voltage using the second bandgap reference voltage; a bandgap comparator sub-circuit configured to derive a first internal voltage and a second internal voltage from the first supply voltage, wherein the first internal voltage decreases at a higher rate than the second internal voltage with respect to a decreasing first supply voltage, wherein the bandgap comparator sub-circuit is configured indicate which of the first and the second internal voltages is larger; and a comparator sub-circuit configured to indicate whether a difference between the first supply voltage and the second supply voltage is larger than a predefined threshold.

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