IP Library Granted Patent US 12,388,437
Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,437 · App. 17/679,169 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Reset semiconductor integrated circuit and electronic circuit system using the same

Inventors: Yoichi Takano (Hadano, JP); Masaru Hirai (Hadano, JP)
Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
H03K17/223
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Patent No.
US 12,388,437
App. No.
17/679,169
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a reset semiconductor integrated circuit that outputs a reset signal in response to a power supply voltage of a monitoring target becoming lower than a predetermined level, the reset semiconductor integrated circuit including: a voltage detection circuit; an output stage including a CMOS circuit that generates and outputs a signal according to a detection result of the voltage detection circuit; a monitored voltage input terminal to which the power supply voltage of the monitoring target is input; a reference potential terminal to which a voltage as a reference potential of a circuit is applied; an external voltage terminal which is connected to a power supply voltage terminal of the output stage to allow a power supply voltage as an operation voltage of the output stage to be applied from outside; and an output terminal to output the signal generated by the output stage.

Claims (26)

1. An electronic circuit system, comprising:

a reset semiconductor integrated circuit that outputs a reset signal in response to a power supply voltage of a monitoring target becoming lower than a predetermined level; and

an IC or LSI that includes a reset input terminal, the IC or LSI being one or more ICs or LSIs,

wherein the IC or LSI operates with two or more power supply voltages, and the reset signal output from the reset semiconductor integrated circuit is input to the reset input terminal,

wherein the reset semiconductor integrated circuit comprises:

a voltage detection circuit;

an output stage including a CMOS circuit that generates and outputs a signal according to a detection result of the voltage detection circuit;

a monitored voltage input terminal to which the power supply voltage of the monitoring target is input;

a reference potential terminal to which a voltage as a reference potential of a circuit is applied;

an external voltage terminal which is connected to an internal power supply voltage terminal of the output stage to allow a power supply voltage different from the power supply voltage of the monitoring target as an operation voltage of the output stage to be applied from outside; and

an output terminal to output the signal generated by the output stage, wherein the voltage detection circuit includes:

a voltage dividing circuit that is connected between the monitored voltage input terminal and the reference potential terminal, and divides the power supply voltage of the monitoring target; and

a voltage comparison circuit that compares the voltage divided by the voltage dividing circuit with a predetermined reference voltage,

wherein wiring is made such that the voltage comparison circuit operates with the power supply voltage applied to the external voltage terminal as an operation voltage, and

wherein the two or more power supply voltages supplied to the IC or LSI are at least the power supply voltage of the monitoring target and the power supply voltage as the operation voltage of the output stage.

2. The electronic circuit system according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage comparison circuit includes a hysteresis characteristic.

3. The electronic circuit system according to claim 1 , wherein:

a logic circuit having a predetermined function is connected in a later stage of the voltage comparison circuit, and an output signal of the logic circuit is input to the output stage, and

wiring is made such that the logic circuit operates with the power supply voltage applied to the external voltage terminal as an operation voltage.

4. The electronic circuit system according to claim 3 , wherein the logic circuit is a delay circuit including a capacitor, and an external terminal is provided to connect the capacitor as an external element.

5. The electronic circuit system according to claim 1 , wherein

wiring is made such that as the power supply voltage to be the operation voltage of the output stage input to the external voltage terminal of the reset semiconductor integrated circuit, a power supply voltage higher than the power supply voltage of the monitoring target input to the monitored voltage input terminal is applied.

6. The electronic circuit system according to claim 5 , wherein:

a CPU core and an interface circuit of a signal are built in the IC or LSI,

the CPU core operates with a first power supply voltage, and the interface circuit operates with a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage, and

wiring is made such that the first power supply voltage is input to the monitored voltage input terminal of the reset semiconductor integrated circuit and the second power supply voltage is applied to the external voltage terminal of the reset semiconductor integrated circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2022
From: TAKANO, YOICHI; HIRAI, MASARU
To: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059084/0859 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-027547 · Feb 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220271747A1 · Aug 25, 2022
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