Integrated circuit devices with power supply detection circuitry
AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsSergey Y. Shumarayev, Thomas H. White
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AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsSergey Y. Shumarayev, Thomas H. White
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Integrated circuit devices are provided that include power detection circuits that indicate whether power supplies have reached functional voltage levels. The power detection circuits include latches coupled to power supplies that can detect whether all the power supplies have reached functional voltage levels, logic circuits to provide appropriate output signals, and well bias circuits that supply current to the power detection circuits. Well bias circuits provide current from first power supplies to reach functional voltage levels so that indication may be provided from the power detection circuit without requiring functional voltage levels of all power supplies. Outputs from power detection circuits can be combined with control signals, for various applications. Applications include holding an integrated circuit device in reset until power supplies have reached functional voltage levels.
A power detection circuit coupled to a plurality of power supplies that provides an output signal that is at a first logic level when at least one of the power supplies has not reached functional voltage level, and is at a second logic level when all of the power supplies have reached functional voltage levels, comprising:
A power detection circuit coupled to a plurality of power supplies that provides an output signal that is at a first logic level when at least one of the power supplies has not reached functional voltage level, and is at a second logic level when all of the power supplies have reached functional voltage levels, comprising:
A programmable logic device comprising:
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