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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian W. Amick, Bedford, MA (US);
Gerald R. Talbot, Concord, MA (US);
Warren Anderson, Westborough, MA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for outputting a reset signal during power-up until two conditions are satisfied. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus includes a voltage detector that provides a first output ('VO1') when an output voltage of a regulator ('VREG') exceeds a threshold voltage, thereby satisfying a first condition, a comparator receiving a first input voltage and a second input voltage, the comparator providing a second output (“VO2”) when the first input voltage exceeds the second input voltage, thereby satisfying a second condition, and a release circuit that outputs the reset signal unless the voltage detector provides VO1 while the comparator provides VO2.