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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pablo M. Rodriguez, Burlingame, CA (US);
Alper Ilkbahar, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/153 ; H03K 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/153 ; H03K 1/722 ;
Abstract
A circuit to detect predetermined power supply levels so that sufficient power is provided for an integrated circuit to function properly and drive a bus. A first circuit indicates whether a first voltage has reached a first level, a second circuit indicates whether a second voltage has reached a second level, and a third circuit causes the second circuit to operate in a low power mode when the second voltage has reached a predetermined level. The first voltage is provided by an I/O power supply and the second voltage is provided by a core power supply.