IP Library Granted Patent US 11,863,178
Granted Patent B2
US 11,863,178 · App. 17/764,334 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Method for detecting rationality of PG pin power-on time sequence, system and related components

Inventor: Jian Wang (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: Inspur Suzhou Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
H03K19/01742H03K17/223H03K19/1774
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Patent No.
US 11,863,178
App. No.
17/764,334
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, system, and related component for detecting properness of a PG pin power-on timing sequence are provided. The method comprises: obtaining a pull-up level of a PG pin of a VR chip (S 101 ); determining a value of a pull-up resistor of the PG pin, as a first resistance, when a current injected into the VR chip by using the pull-up level is equal to a maximum withstand current of the VR chip (S 102 ); obtaining an equivalent resistance to ground when the PG pin is at a low level, and calculating, based on the equivalent resistance to ground, a value of the pull-up resistor of the PG pin, as a second resistance, when an output voltage of the PG pin is equal to a preset interference voltage limit value (S 103 ); and outputting first prompt information when it is determined that an actual resistance of the pull-up resistor is lower than the first resistance or the second resistance (S 104 ). The foregoing solution is applied, to determine whether a power-on timing sequence of PG pins in a VR chip is proper, thereby avoiding an incorrect action of a subsequent circuit.

Claims (19)

1. A method for detecting properness of a Power-Good pin (PG pin) power-on timing sequence, comprising:

obtaining a pull-up level of a PG pin of a Voltage Regulator chip (VR chip);

determining a value of a pull-up resistor of the PG pin, as a first resistance, when a current injected into the VR chip by using the pull-up level is equal to a maximum withstand current of the VR chip;

obtaining an equivalent resistance to ground when the PG pin is at a low level, and calculating, based on the equivalent resistance to ground, a value of the pull-up resistor of the PG pin, as a second resistance, when an output voltage of the PG pin is equal to a preset interference voltage limit value; and

outputting, when it is determined that an actual resistance of the pull-up resistor is lower than the first resistance or the second resistance, first prompt information for indicating that a resistance of the pull-up resistor is improper and that the PG pin power-on timing sequence has a hidden danger.

2. The method for detecting properness of the PG pin power-on timing sequence according to claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a value of the pull-up resistor, as a third resistance, when an edge rate of the VR chip reaches a preset maximum edge rate;

obtaining a value of the pull-up resistor, as a fourth resistance, when an edge rate of the VR chip reaches a preset minimum edge rate; and

outputting second prompt information when it is determined that the actual resistance of the pull-up resistor is lower than the third resistance or higher than the fourth resistance.

3. The method for detecting properness of the PG pin power-on timing sequence according to claim 2 , further comprising:

obtaining a value of the pull-up resistor, as a fifth resistance, when a power loss of the pull-up resistor reaches a preset loss threshold; and

outputting third prompt information when it is determined that the actual resistance of the pull-up resistor is lower than the fifth resistance.

4. The method for detecting properness of the PG pin power-on timing sequence according to claim 3 , further comprising:

determining a resistance selection range by using the first resistance, the second resistance, the third resistance, the fourth resistance, and the fifth resistance and displaying the resistance selection range, wherein

for any value in the resistance selection range, the value is greater than or equal to the first resistance, is greater than or equal to the second resistance, is greater than or equal to the third resistance, is greater than or equal to the fifth resistance, and is less than or equal to the fourth resistance.

5. A device for detecting properness of a Power-Good pin (PG pin) power-on timing sequence, comprising:

a memory, configured to store a computer program; and

a processor, configured to execute the computer program to implement the step of the method for detecting properness of the PG pin power-on timing sequence according to claim 1 .

6. A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program implements the step of the method for detecting properness of a Power-Good pin (PG pin) power-on timing sequence according to claim 1 when being executed by a processor.

Assignments (2)
LICENSE Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: IEIT SYSTEMS CO., LTD
To: AIVRES SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 075857/0939 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2023
From: WANG, JIAN
To: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062622/0811 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910931266.0 · Sep 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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