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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Ernst Bretschneider, Erfurt, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a circuit for the detection of short voltage glitches in a supply voltage Vsup (glitch detector). According to the circuit the two inputs (VN, VP) of a comparator (C) are connected to a voltage divider (R , R , R ). In case of a short voltage glitch the connection of the first input (VN) of the comparator (C) to the voltage divider is interrupted via a first transistor (N ), so that this input is fixed at the previous voltage level, while the other input (VP) changes in accordance with the voltage glitch. If the change is strong enough, there is a polarity reversal at the input of the comparator (C) and thus a flipping of the output signal (OUT) which shows the detection of a voltage glitch.