POWER-ON RESET SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A power-on reset signal generation circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus, comprising:
- an external voltage level detector configured to detect an external voltage and generate an external voltage detection signal;
a band gap voltage generation unit configured to generate a band gap voltage in response to the external voltage detection signal;
a level detection voltage dividing unit configured to divide the external voltage depending upon a level of the band gap voltage and generate a division voltage; and
a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare the level of the band gap voltage with a level of the division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal.
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Abstract
A power-on reset signal generation circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes an external voltage level detector configured to detect an external voltage and generate an external voltage detection signal; a band gap voltage generation unit configured to generate a band gap voltage in response to the external voltage detection signal; a level detection voltage dividing unit configured to divide the external voltage depending upon a level of the band gap voltage and generate a division voltage; and a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare the level of the band gap voltage with a level of the division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A power-on reset signal generation circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus, comprising:
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an external voltage level detector configured to detect an external voltage and generate an external voltage detection signal; a band gap voltage generation unit configured to generate a band gap voltage in response to the external voltage detection signal; a level detection voltage dividing unit configured to divide the external voltage depending upon a level of the band gap voltage and generate a division voltage; and a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare the level of the band gap voltage with a level of the division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A power-on reset signal generation circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus, comprising:
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a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare a band gap voltage with a division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal; and a level detection voltage dividing unit configured to generate the division voltage by dividing an external voltage in response to a level of the band gap voltage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A power-on reset signal generation circuit of semiconductor memory apparatus, comprising:
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a voltage dividing unit configured to divide an external voltage and generate a division voltage; and a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare a level of a band gap voltage with a level of division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal when an enable signal is enabled and the level of the band gap voltage is higher than a target level. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A power-on reset signal generation circuit of semiconductor memory apparatus, comprising:
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a detection signal generation unit configured to generate a drop detection signal that transits to a level of a band gap voltage or a level of a ground voltage in response to the level of the band gap voltage; a driving unit configured to drive a drop detection signal and generate a band gap detection signal that transits to a level of an external voltage or the level of the ground voltage; a signal response type voltage dividing unit configured to divide the external voltage in response to the band gap detection signal and generate a division voltage; and is a power-on reset signal generation unit configured to compare the level of the band gap voltage with a level of the division voltage and generate a power-on reset signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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