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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Conary, Aloha, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327143 ; 327198 ;
Abstract
A circuit and method in a computer system for generating a power-up reset pulse is disclosed. A specially designed flip-flop and a voltage shifter create a signal that ramps-up with a rising voltage from a newly activated power supply until a desired voltage level is reached. The signal is then deasserted and, in one embodiment, the circuit is reset so that another reset signal can be generated should power be removed and then reapplied in a short period of time. This circuit is configured so that no DC current paths from power to ground exist within the circuit once the reset pulse generation is complete.