| CPC H03K 17/223 (2013.01) [H03K 3/0377 (2013.01); H03K 17/284 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A power on reset (POR) circuit, comprising:
an input configured to receive a power supply voltage;
an output configured to be coupled to a set of logic circuits;
a hysteresis device having a first terminal coupled to the output;
a delay circuit configured to output a first signal to the set of logic circuits prior to a delay time;
wherein the delay circuit is configured to output a second signal to the set of logic circuits after the delay time;
wherein the delay circuit includes,
a capacitance device,
a voltage drop device having a first terminal coupled to the input and configured to receive the power supply voltage, and
a MOSFET having a drain terminal configured to be coupled to both a second terminal of the hysteresis device and a first terminal of the capacitance device;
wherein the MOSFET has an on-resistance and includes a source terminal coupled to a second terminal of the voltage drop device,
wherein the MOSFET includes a gate coupled to a ground reference; and
wherein the capacitance device has a capacitance and a second terminal coupled to the ground reference;
wherein a second terminal of the hysteresis device is coupled to the output; and
wherein the on-resistance of the MOSFET and the capacitance of the capacitance device together are configured to set the delay time.
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