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Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2006
Applicants:

Kenta Kato, Kasugai, JP;

Satoru Kawamoto, Kasugai, JP;

Inventors:

Kenta Kato, Kasugai, JP;

Satoru Kawamoto, Kasugai, JP;

Assignee:

Spansion, LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 (2006.01); H03K 5/153 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A voltage detection circuit for accurately detecting a voltage while suppressing the voltage fluctuation due to the off-leak current of a transistor. The voltage detection circuit includes first and second capacitors, first and second transistors, a comparator, and a control circuit. The capacitors are connected in series to generate a division voltage corresponding to a high voltage by the capacitors. The potential at a node between the first capacitor and the second capacitor is reset to ground potential when the transistors are activated. When the potential at the node reaches a predetermined potential, the first transistor is inactivated, and then the second transistor is inactivated.


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