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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2024
Nuvoton Technology Corporation, Hsinchu City, TW;
Pao-Shu Chang, Zhubei City, TW;
NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Hsinchu City, TW;
Abstract
A low battery voltage protection method for a microcontroller system and a microcontroller system using the same are provided. The low battery protection method and the microcontroller system are used to prevent continuous battery drain by setting time thresholds and a count threshold. In an embodiment, when a low-voltage power-on reset voltage is not exceeded within a first preset time, the microcontroller system is forced to enter a sleep mode to prevent power consumption by an analog block. In another embodiment, when the low-voltage power-on reset voltage is exceeded, but a reset count of the microcontroller system exceeds a preset value within a second preset time, the microcontroller system is also forced to enter the sleep mode to prevent a digital block from continuously loading data, which could lead to battery failure.