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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Ge Wang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Harold Garth Hanson, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/061 (2013.01); G06F 1/24 (2013.01); G06F 11/0736 (2013.01); G06F 11/0745 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01);
Abstract
One example discloses a watchdog circuit: wherein the watchdog circuit is configured to receive a primary ground from a primary power supply, and a backup ground from a backup power supply; wherein the watchdog circuit includes a ground switch coupled to the primary ground and the backup ground; and wherein the ground switch is configured to isolate the primary ground from the backup ground in response to a fault signal.