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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2004
Randall Don Briggs, Boise, ID (US);
Douglas Gene Keithley, Boise, ID (US);
William Randolph Schmidt, Boise, ID (US);
Randall Don Briggs, Boise, ID (US);
Douglas Gene Keithley, Boise, ID (US);
William Randolph Schmidt, Boise, ID (US);
Other;
Abstract
Reset circuitry for an integrated circuit is presented. An internal oscillator produces an oscillating signal upon power-up of the integrated circuit. The internal oscillator is not dependent on signals generated outside the integrated circuit. An electro-static discharge blocker circuit receives an external reset signal generated outside the integrated circuit. The electrostatic discharge blocker circuit utilizes the oscillating signal to perform electro-static discharge blocking for the external reset signal to produce an internal reset signal.