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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromitsu Kimura, Kyoto, JP;
Yuji Kurotsuchi, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/22 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); H03K 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2013.01); H03K 21/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A synchronous reset signal is generated from an asynchronous reset signal. The synchronous reset signal is output from the final-stage FF among L FFs connected in a cascade arrangement. A first error determination signal is output from the final-stage FF among M FFs connected in a cascade arrangement. Among N FFs connected in a cascade arrangement, the initial-stage FF receives the first error determination signal, and the final-stage FF outputs a second error determination signal. Based on the three outputs, the presence or absence of a fault in the circuit is determined. L, M, and N fulfil M≥2, L≥M+1, and M+N≥L+1.