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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Richtek Technology Corporation, Zhubei, TW;
Chun-Jen Yu, Taoyuan, TW;
Hsuan-Kai Wang, Taoyuan, TW;
Chi-Jen Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsien-Chih She, Hsinchu, TW;
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Zhubei, TW;
Abstract
A state detection circuit for detecting whether a state of an input node is floating, grounded, or electrically connected to an external voltage includes: a unidirectional device circuit and a determination circuit. The unidirectional device circuit electrically conducts a test node to a detection node unidirectionally. The detection node is coupled to the input node. The test node, the unidirectional device circuit, the detection node and the input node form a current path. The determination circuit determines a state of the input node according to a voltage level of the detection node. Within a detection stage, the state detection circuit provides a test voltage at the test node. A voltage of the detection node is determined by the input node, the test voltage, and a characteristic of the unidirectional device circuit.