US Patent Application 18218080. METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-GATED I/O SYSTEM simplified abstract
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METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-GATED I/O SYSTEM
Organization Name
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Inventor(s)
Chia-Jung Chang of Hsinchu (TW)
Shih-Peng Chang of Hsinchu (TW)
METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-GATED I/O SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18218080 Titled 'METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-GATED I/O SYSTEM'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for operating a power-on signal generator. This generator includes a load that reduces sensitivity to variations in power supply, as well as a transistor and resistors. The method involves monitoring a voltage and when it exceeds a certain threshold, turning on the transistor. This action pulls down various voltages, including the power-on signal, to a logical low value.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of operating a power-on (PO) signal generator (which generates a PO signal and includes a supply-variation sensitivity-reducing (SVSR) load coupled between a first reference voltage and a first node, and a first transistor coupled between the first node and a second reference voltage, the SVSR load including a first resistor coupled between the first reference voltage and a second node, and a second transistor coupled between the second node and the first node, each of a control input of the SVSR load and a gate terminal the first transistor being coupled to a monitored voltage) includes: when the monitored voltage rises above a threshold voltage of the first transistor, turning on the first transistor, and pulling first and second voltages correspondingly on the first and second nodes, a third voltage of the second transistor, and the PO signal down to a logical low value.
