Wake-up detector
First Claim
1. A wake-up circuit comprising:
- a first comparator coupled to an input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a first comparison value;
a second comparator coupled to the input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a second comparison value;
an exclusive OR gate, a first input of the exclusive OR gate coupled to an output of the first comparator, a second input of the exclusive OR gate coupled to an output of the second comparator; and
a tunable charge pump coupled to an output of the exclusive OR gate, the tunable charge pump comprising a p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor controlled by the output of the exclusive OR gate and at least one n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor controlled by the output of the exclusive OR gate and configured to convert a signal from the exclusive OR gate to a direct current (DC) value to wake up a circuit being monitored.
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Abstract
The apparatus is a wake-up circuit including a first comparator coupled to an input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a first comparison value. The wake-up circuit includes a second comparator coupled to the input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a second comparison value. The wake-up circuit further includes an exclusive OR gate. A first input of the exclusive OR gate is coupled to an output of the first comparator. A second input of the exclusive OR gate is coupled to an output of the second comparator. The wake-up circuit also includes a tunable charge pump coupled to an output of the exclusive OR gate and configured to convert a signal from the exclusive OR gate to a DC value to wake up a circuit being monitored.
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18 Claims
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1. A wake-up circuit comprising:
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a first comparator coupled to an input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a first comparison value; a second comparator coupled to the input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a second comparison value; an exclusive OR gate, a first input of the exclusive OR gate coupled to an output of the first comparator, a second input of the exclusive OR gate coupled to an output of the second comparator; and a tunable charge pump coupled to an output of the exclusive OR gate, the tunable charge pump comprising a p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor controlled by the output of the exclusive OR gate and at least one n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor controlled by the output of the exclusive OR gate and configured to convert a signal from the exclusive OR gate to a direct current (DC) value to wake up a circuit being monitored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to wake up a circuit, the method comprising:
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comparing an input signal to a first comparison value to generate a first comparison result; comparing the input signal to a second comparison value to generate a second comparison result; combining the first comparison result and the second comparison result to generate a signal; converting the signal to a direct current (DC) value by controlling a tunable charge pump comprising a p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor and at least one n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor using the combined first comparison result and the second comparison; and waking up the circuit based on the DC value. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wake-up circuit comprising:
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means for comparing an input signal to a first comparison value to generate a first comparison result; means for comparing the input signal to a second comparison value to generate a second comparison result; means for combining the first comparison result and the second comparison result to generate a signal; means for converting the signal to a direct current (DC) value by controlling a tunable charge pump comprising a p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor and at least one n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor using the combined first comparison result and the second comparison; and means for waking up a circuit based on the DC value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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