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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Olivier Plourde, Aix en Provence, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/24 ;
Abstract
A method for resetting a microcontroller includes a reset sequence to make the microcontroller go from a power-off mode to a run mode when the level of a supply voltage goes over a threshold. The reset sequence includes reading an option word stored in a programmable memory by the user for configuring internal circuits of the microcontroller, particularly circuits that are effected by the reset sequence.