Provided are a malicious attack protection circuit, a system-on-chip including the same, and an operating method thereof. The malicious attack protection circuit includes a reference interrupt generator to output a reference interrupt signal every reference interrupt period, a variable clock manager for outputting an operating clock signal to a logic circuit outside the malicious attack protection circuit and a variable clock signal having a variable period, a variable interrupt generator to output an interrupt signal every variable interrupt period based on the variable clock signal, a comparison circuit to compare the reference interrupt signal with the interrupt signal and output a comparison result signal, and a controller that interrupts the output of the operating clock signal input to the logic circuit, according to the comparison result signal.

To provide a comparison circuit capable of removing the influence of an offset voltage of a comparator in the comparison circuit and obtaining a highly accurate comparison determination result even at a high temperature. A comparison circuit is equipped with a comparator including a first input terminal inputted with a first input voltage through a first capacitor and inputted with a third input voltage through a third capacitor, a second input terminal inputted with a second input voltage through a second capacitor and inputted with a fourth input voltage through a fourth capacitor, and an output terminal; a first switch which has one end connected to the first input terminal and is turned ON in a sample phase to switch the voltage of the first input terminal to a voltage of the output terminal; and a second switch which has one end connected to the second input terminal and is turned ON in the sample phase to switch the voltage of the second input terminal to a reference voltage.

A comparator configured to calibrate an offset according to a control signal, including an input circuit configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal, and to generate a first internal signal corresponding to the first input signal and a second internal signal corresponding to the second input signal; a differential amplification circuit configured to consume a supply current flowing from a positive voltage node having a positive supply voltage to a negative voltage node having a negative supply voltage, and to generate an output signal by amplifying a difference between the first internal signal and the second internal signal; and a current valve configured to adjust at least a portion of the supply current based on the control signal.

A comparator configured to calibrate an offset according to a control signal, including an input circuit configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal, and to generate a first internal signal corresponding to the first input signal and a second internal signal corresponding to the second input signal; a differential amplification circuit configured to consume a supply current flowing from a positive voltage node having a positive supply voltage to a negative voltage node having a negative supply voltage, and to generate an output signal by amplifying a difference between the first internal signal and the second internal signal; and a current valve configured to adjust at least a portion of the supply current based on the control signal.

The present description concerns a comparator (1) of a first voltage (V+) and of a second voltage (V−), comprising first (100) and second (102) branches each comprising a same succession of alternated first (106) and second (108) gates in series between a node (104) and an output (1002; 1022) of the branch (100; 102), wherein: each branch starts with a first gate (106), each gate (106; 108) has a second node (114) receiving a bias voltage, the second node (114) of each first gate (106) of the first branch (100) and of each second gate (108) of the second branch (102) receives the first voltage (V+), the second node of the other gates receiving the second voltage (V−), and an order of arrival of the edges on the outputs (1002; 1022) of the branches determines a result of a comparison.

The present disclosure provides a high-speed regenerative comparator circuit, including: a signal input stage connected with an input terminal for differential signal input; a latch for caching and serving as a differential signal output terminal; a current source connected with the signal input stage for providing a power supply voltage; a fast path connected with the output terminal and used for increasing a voltage difference of the output terminal and turning on a positive feedback network of the latch; and a reset switch, including a first reset switch and a second reset switch. In the high-speed regenerative comparator circuit of the present disclosure, the transmission delay of the regenerative comparator circuit can be greatly reduced; and in a latch phase, a bias voltage is disconnected by means of timing control, and thus the power consumption of a comparator can be reduced. The present disclosure has simple circuit and high reliability.

The present disclosure provides a high-speed regenerative comparator circuit, including: a signal input stage connected with an input terminal for differential signal input; a latch for caching and serving as a differential signal output terminal; a current source connected with the signal input stage for providing a power supply voltage; a fast path connected with the output terminal and used for increasing a voltage difference of the output terminal and turning on a positive feedback network of the latch; and a reset switch, including a first reset switch and a second reset switch. In the high-speed regenerative comparator circuit of the present disclosure, the transmission delay of the regenerative comparator circuit can be greatly reduced; and in a latch phase, a bias voltage is disconnected by means of timing control, and thus the power consumption of a comparator can be reduced. The present disclosure has simple circuit and high reliability.

A comparator configured to calibrate an offset according to a control signal, including an input circuit configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal, and to generate a first internal signal corresponding to the first input signal and a second internal signal corresponding to the second input signal; a differential amplification circuit configured to consume a supply current flowing from a positive voltage node having a positive supply voltage to a negative voltage node having a negative supply voltage, and to generate an output signal by amplifying a difference between the first internal signal and the second internal signal; and a current valve configured to adjust at least a portion of the supply current based on the control signal.

A comparator configured to calibrate an offset according to a control signal, including an input circuit configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal, and to generate a first internal signal corresponding to the first input signal and a second internal signal corresponding to the second input signal; a differential amplification circuit configured to consume a supply current flowing from a positive voltage node having a positive supply voltage to a negative voltage node having a negative supply voltage, and to generate an output signal by amplifying a difference between the first internal signal and the second internal signal; and a current valve configured to adjust at least a portion of the supply current based on the control signal.

A comparator circuit includes a comparator, a first selection circuit, and a switched-capacitor circuit. The comparator has a first terminal, a second terminal, and an output terminal. The comparator is configured to generate an output signal at the output terminal based on a first signal on the first terminal and a second signal on the second terminal. The first selection circuit is coupled with the first terminal of the comparator and configured to selectively set a first input signal or a first calibration signal as the first signal in response to a control signal. The switched-capacitor circuit is coupled with the output terminal and the second terminal of the comparator. The switched-capacitor circuit is configured to adjust and output the second signal based on the output signal.