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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2024
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Dieter Jozef Joos, Nieuwenrode, BE;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A device includes an open-drain driver, a comparator, and a digital logic circuit. The open-drain driver is operational to pull down and release a reset voltage on a reset line in response to an open drain enable signal. The comparator is operational to generate a comparison signal by comparing the reset voltage to an active threshold voltage. The digital logic circuit is operational to test a connection to the reset line. The test includes assertion of the open drain enable signal to pull down the reset voltage on the reset line, release of the open drain enable signal to float the reset voltage, and determine that the connection is one among good and failed in response to a change in the reset voltage relative to the active threshold voltage.
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