Node voltage control
AssigneeNordic Semiconductor ASA
InventorsJarmo Väänänen, Jaakko Haapalahti, Lauri Linnansaari
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeNordic Semiconductor ASA
InventorsJarmo Väänänen, Jaakko Haapalahti, Lauri Linnansaari
Estimating the term…
A circuit portion has an analog voltage supply module, a clock and a digital control module clocked by the clock. A bias voltage is applied to an analog voltage supply module so that it supplies a voltage to a node. The voltage is sampled at the node, at a signal edge of the clock, to obtain a sampled voltage. The sampled voltage is stored, the bias voltage to the analog voltage supply module is disabled and the sampled voltage is supplied to the node. A refresh signal is subsequently generated in response to at least one refresh criterion being met; and in response to the digital control module receiving the refresh signal, a refresh sequence is initiated. The refresh sequence includes re-applying the bias voltage to the analog voltage supply module; re-sampling the voltage at the node at a signal edge of the clock; and storing the re-sampled voltage.
A method of controlling a circuit portion comprising an analog voltage supply module, a clock and a digital control module clocked by the clock;
A circuit portion comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.