Abstract
Ultra-low-power microcontrollers play an important role in system applications. In this paper, a Nano-watt Power-On Reset (POR) circuit with Brown-Out Detection (BOD) capability was proposed. The proposed circuit implemented in a 0.18 μm CMOS process, which contains long-reset and fast-reset time mode and provides a reset signal with approximately 3.314s and 22 ms, respectively. The embedded brown-out detection circuit can detect the event in time, as long as the abnormal supply voltage decreases to 1.4 V and the brown-out duration is longer than the microsecond range under 1.8 V–3.3 V. To further reduce power consumption, a bias state switching circuit and a Vpulse control signal generating circuit are proposed to reduce the static current in the start-up circuit and Schmitt triggers circuit. The circuit consumes less than 100 nA under 1.8 V–3.3 V power supply and occupies 110 × 100 μm2 area.
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