Method and apparatus to provide a low voltage reference generation
OwnerMase Taub, Rajesh Sundaram +1inventors
InventorsMase Taub, Rajesh Sundaram, Kerry Tedrow
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to provide a low voltage reference generation. The apparatus includes a reference voltage generator to receive a first input voltage signal and output a reference voltage signal. A voltage level detector electrically coupled to the reference voltage generator to receive the reference voltage signal and also receive a second input voltage signal. The voltage level detector compares the second input voltage signal to the reference voltage signal for generating an output based on the compared signals.
Claims24
An apparatus comprising:
- a reference voltage generator to receive a first input voltage signal and output a reference voltage signal;
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- a voltage level detector electrically coupled to the reference voltage generator to receive the reference voltage signal and to receive a second input voltage signal for comparing the second input voltage signal to the reference voltage signal and generating an output based on the compared signals.
A method for generating a low reference voltage comprising:
- receiving a first input voltage signal;
- processing the received first input voltage signal to generate a reference voltage signal, wherein the reference voltage signal has a voltage potential that is lower than the voltage potential at the first input voltage signal;
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- comparing the reference voltage signal to a second input voltage signal for generating an output.
A digital processing system comprising:
- a memory;
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- a processor to receive a first input voltage signal, to process the received first input voltage signal to generate a reference voltage signal, wherein the reference voltage signal has a voltage potential that is lower than the voltage potential at the first input voltage signal, and to compare the reference voltage signal to a second input voltage signal for generating an output.
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