Portable electric device with power failure recovery and operation method thereof

A portable electronic device with power failure recovery, powered by a main power source, comprising:

• a power detection module, detecting an output characteristic from the main power source, for asserting an interrupt signal when a power failure in the main power source occurs and the detected output characteristic is below a first threshold value;
• a volatile RAM, for storing operation data when the power failure in the main power source occurs;
• a processor, responsive to the interrupt signal, for asserting a turn-off signal and an enable signal;
• a timing unit, responsive to the enable signal, for asserting a notification signal at a predetermined time interval when the enable signal is asserted;
• and
• a power management unit, electrically coupled to the main power source and a backup power source, power supplying the timing unit and the volatile RAM from the backup power source, for disconnecting the main power source from a circuit block when the turn-off signal is asserted, and for reconnecting the main power source to the circuit block when the notification signal is asserted and the output characteristic of the main power source is beyond a second threshold value;
• wherein the processor performs a resume operation based on the operation data stored in the volatile memory when the main power source is reconnected.

A method for an electronic device recovering from a power failure in a main power source, the electronic device comprising a circuit block, a power detection module, a timing unit, a main power source and a backup power source, wherein the main power source is selectively coupled to the circuit block, the power detection module is coupled to the main power source, and the timing unit is coupled to the backup power source, the method comprising:

• disconnecting the main power source from the circuit block when an output characteristic detected by the power detection module is below a first threshold value;
• detecting the output characteristic of the main power source with the power detection module in response to a notification signal asserted from the timing unit at a predetermined time interval;
• and
• reconnecting the main power source to the circuit block when the output characteristic detected by the power detection module is beyond a second threshold value.