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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Toshihiko Matsuoka, Nukata-gun, JP;
Yukari Ishiguro, Hoi-gun, JP;
Hideaki Ishihara, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a microcomputer, a watch-dog timer and a sleep control timer share a counter in their signal generating circuits. In a normal operation mode, an AND gate is in a signal passing state and a reset signal RST can be outputted. In a sleep mode, another AND gate is in a signal passing state and a wake-up signal WKUP can be outputted.