On-chip transient event detector

Details On-chip transient event detector On-chip transient event detector

1990-03-30

1992-04-21

Hudspeth, David

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Nonlinear reactor systems

Parametrons

365195, 307310, H03K 500, H03K 326

Patent

active

051071398

ABSTRACT:
An on-chip transient event detector (FIG., 1) is fabricated onto an integrated circuit chip to provide rapid response to a detected event, such as a transient radiation dose or other condition that can cause transient current pulses. The transient event detector includes a detector circuit 10 that includes a narrow p-channel FET (12), and a wide n-channel FET (14). These detector transistors are coupled together and biased so that the narrow-channel transistor is normally on and the wide-channel transistor is normally off. A transient event, such as a photocurrent induced by radiation, causes a current pulse in the normally off wide-channel transistor that is sufficiently greater than the current in the narrow-channel transistor to cause a change in logic output, providing an event signal. The event signal can be used to disable memory WRITE operations during the transient event. The detector circuit can be integrated with an on-chip time-delay circuit (30) to provide a time-delayed system reset signal.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4730228 (1988-03-01), Einzinger et al.
patent: 4837744 (1989-06-01), Marquot
patent: 4864541 (1989-09-01), Marquot
patent: 4908799 (1990-03-01), Gaudronneau
patent: 4910707 (1990-03-01), Schrenk

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

On-chip transient event detector does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with On-chip transient event detector, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On-chip transient event detector will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1589217