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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric W Mumper, Dallas, TX (US);
Francis A Scherpenberg, Carrollton, TX (US);
William L Payne, II, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dallas Semiconductor Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3072723 ; 3072964 ; 3072965 ; 307592 ;
Abstract
Reset monitor for detection of power failure and external reset for devices such as microprocessors with the reset monitor providing a single settling time hold down of a reset signal. Preferred embodiments include bandgap reference with high current side compensating resistor, bond out options for analog parameter selection, glitch free state machine control of both detections, and external pushbutton debouncing both depression and release.