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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Stichting Imec Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;
Stefano Stanzione, Veldhoven, NL;
Stichting IMEC Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A power-on reset, POR, circuitry comprises: a comparator configured to output a POR trigger signal in dependence of a relation between a supply voltage and a target voltage level, wherein the comparator comprises a first output part configured to receive a balanced input; a trust unit comprising a second output part forming a replica of the first output part and configured to receive an unbalanced input, wherein the comparator and the trust unit are arranged in a common integrated circuit and wherein the trust unit is configured to output a trust signal indicating whether the POR trigger signal is trustable; and a decision unit configured to output a POR signal in dependence of the POR trigger signal and the trust signal.