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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Philippe Messager, Nauves sur loire, FR;
Inventor:
Philippe Messager, Nauves sur loire, FR;
Assignee:
Atmel Nantes SA, Nantes Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device is provided for resetting an integrated circuit generating a reset signal after a power supply voltage drop to a very low level has been detected. Such a device includes at least one control means, the state of which (conducting or non-conducting) is controlled by a control voltage equal to the difference between the power supply voltage and a predetermined offset voltage, such that if the control voltage is less than or equal to a threshold, the control means authorizes activation of the means for generating a reset signal.