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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/153 (2006.01); H03K 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voltage detection circuit includes a reference voltage and current supply configured to generate a reference voltage and a reference current; a switching element configured to shift from an off-state to an on-state when the reference voltage is higher than a predetermined threshold voltage; a current mirror circuit allowing a current corresponding to the reference current to flow through the switching element in the on-state; a capacitive element coupled in series to the current mirror circuit and charged with the current flowing through the switching element; and an inverter configured to output an enable signal activated based on a terminal voltage of the capacitive element.