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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2022
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Yen-An Chang, Miaoli County, TW;

Yi-Chun Shih, Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/20 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/06 (2013.01); H03K 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some aspects of the present disclosure, a power detection system is disclosed. In some aspects, the power detection system includes a constant-transconductance (gm) reference generator circuit receiving a power supply voltage. In some embodiments, the constant-gm reference generator circuit includes a first current mirror to provide a first reference voltage and a second current mirror to provide a second reference voltage. In some embodiments, the constant-gm reference generator circuit includes a power detection circuit coupled to the first current mirror to receive the first reference voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection circuit is coupled to the second current mirror to receive the second reference voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection is operated to receive the power supply voltage. In some embodiments, the power detection circuit is operated to provide an output voltage having one of two logic states at least based on the second reference voltage and the power supply voltage.


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