Frequency offset correction precision of real-time clocks

    公开(公告)号:US09887701B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-06

    申请号:US15261898

    申请日:2016-09-10

    IPC分类号: H03K21/00 H03K23/40

    CPC分类号: H03K23/40

    摘要: In described examples, an apparatus includes: a counter configured to receive a reference clock signal and having a next state input and a current state output; a multiplexer coupled to the next state input of the counter, configured to output one of an incremented next state value and a corrected next state count value responsive to a count correction select control signal; a seconds reference circuit coupled to the current state output of the counter, configured to output a seconds reference signal; an incrementer coupled to the current state output of the counter, configured to output the incremented next state value; and a calibration compensation circuit coupled to a compensate up down input signal and to the current state output of the counter, configured to output the corrected next state count value and the count correction select control signal.

    Low voltage current mode bandgap circuit and method

    公开(公告)号:US09665116B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-30

    申请号:US14942460

    申请日:2015-11-16

    IPC分类号: G05F3/30 G05F3/16

    CPC分类号: G05F3/16

    摘要: A proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) generator generates a current PTAT (IPTAT) and a fractional VBE in a first regulation loop. A level shifting voltage-to-current converter is arranged as a second regulation loop and is operable to generate a current ZTC (IZTC) and/or a voltage ZTC (VZTC). Both regulation loops are nested into each other. In an embodiment, the voltage-to-current converter is operable to sum a scaled voltage PTAT (VPTAT/Y) with the fractional VBE (VBE/X) to generate the ZTC signal. In another embodiment, the voltage-to-current converter is operable to sum a delta voltage threshold (ΔVTH) with the fractional VBE (VBE/X) to generate the ZTC signal.

    Bandgap reference voltage failure detection

    公开(公告)号:US09606563B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US14247918

    申请日:2014-04-08

    IPC分类号: G01R31/40 G05F3/08 G05F3/30

    摘要: An integrated circuit is provided with a bandgap voltage reference circuit having a bandgap reference voltage output. A bandgap failure detection circuit is coupled to the bandgap reference voltage output. The bandgap failure detection forms a model value of the reference voltage from a first time, compares a present value of the reference voltage at a second time to the model value; and asserts a bandgap fail signal to indicate when the present value is less than the model value by a threshold value. The integrated circuit is reset by the bandgap fail signal. The detection circuit may be operated from a failsafe voltage domain that also allows a critical circuit to complete a pending operation during a reset.