A circuit comprises a memory array, a tracking bit line and a timing control circuit. The memory array comprises a plurality of tracking cells. The tracking bit line is coupled between a first node and the plurality of tracking cells. The timing control circuit is coupled to the first node and comprises a Schmitt trigger. The Schmitt trigger generates a negative bit line enable signal in response to that a voltage level on the first node being below a low threshold voltage value of the Schmitt trigger. The timing control circuit generates a negative bit line trigger signal according to the negative bit line enable signal for adjusting voltage levels of a plurality of bit lines of the memory array.

A method of detecting phase loss of a three-phase AC power source includes steps of: acquiring any two line voltages of the AC power source with a first cycle period, acquiring a first digital signal and a second digital signal, performing an exclusive OR operation between the first digital signal and the second digital signal to generate a level signal, accumulating a high-level time count value, or accumulating a low-level time count value, resetting the low-level time count value when the high-level time count value is accumulated, or resetting the high-level time count value when the low-level time count value is accumulated, and determining that the AC power source occurs a phase-loss abnormality when the high-level time count value is greater than or equal to ⅓ of the first cycle period or the low-level time count value is greater than or equal to ⅙ of the first cycle period.

A discharge control circuit for a display panel includes a flip-flop configured to generate a representation of a power supply voltage of the display panel based on the power supply voltage, the representation of the power supply voltage enabling a discharge condition under which a pixel array of the display panel is discharged to be not satisfied upon power-on or during operation of the display panel and to be satisfied upon shutdown of the display panel; and a level shifter configured to level-shift timing signals for controlling operation of the pixel array, to provide the level-shifted timing signals to the display panel, and to initiate discharge of the pixel array in response to the discharge condition being satisfied.

A method of detecting phase loss of a three-phase AC power source includes steps of: acquiring any two line voltages of the AC power source with a first cycle period, acquiring a first digital signal and a second digital signal, performing an exclusive OR operation between the first digital signal and the second digital signal to generate a level signal, accumulating a high-level time count value, or accumulating a low-level time count value, resetting the low-level time count value when the high-level time count value is accumulated, or resetting the high-level time count value when the low-level time count value is accumulated, and determining that the AC power source occurs a phase-loss abnormality when the high-level time count value is greater than or equal to ⅓ of the first cycle period or the low-level time count value is greater than or equal to ⅙ of the first cycle period.

An integrated circuit includes an upper threshold circuit, a lower threshold circuit, and a control circuit. The upper threshold circuit is configured to set a logic level of a first enabling signal based on comparing an input voltage signal with an upper threshold voltage. The lower threshold circuit is configured to set a logic level of a second enabling signal based on comparing the input voltage signal with a lower threshold voltage. The control circuit is configured to change an output voltage signal from a first voltage level to a second voltage level when the logic level of the first enabling signal and the logic level of the second enabling signal are changed consecutively.

Aspects of the disclosure provide for a circuit. In some examples, the circuit includes a Zener diode, a first current source, a first n-type field effect transistor (FET), a first inverter circuit, and a second current source. The Zener diode has a cathode coupled to a first node and an anode coupled to a second node. The first current source has a first terminal coupled to the second node and a second terminal coupled to a ground terminal. The first n-type FET has a gate terminal coupled to the second node, a source terminal coupled to the ground terminal, and a drain terminal coupled to a third node. The first inverter circuit has an input coupled to the third node and an output coupled to a fourth node. The second current source has a first terminal coupled to a fifth node and a second terminal coupled to the third node.

A reconfigurable all-digital temperature sensor includes a NAND gate and several delay units, the NAND gate comprises two input terminals and an output terminal, one input terminal is used for external starting control signal; a plurality delay units are connected in series, the input end of the first delay unit is connected to the output terminal of the NAND gate, and the output end of the last delay unit is connected to another input terminal of the NAND gate, thereby forming a ring oscillator structure; each delay unit includes a leakage-based inverter and a Schmitt trigger, and the output end of the leakage-based inverter is connected to the input end of the Schmitt trigger. The reconfigurable all-digital temperature sensor can realize the conversion of temperature-leakage-frequency based on the ring oscillator structure in the temperature range of −40˜125° C., thereby reducing the design complexity and achieving high accuracy.

A circuit includes a first inverter and a second inverter. The first inverter is coupled to an input terminal. The input terminal receives an input signal varying in a first voltage domain. The second inverter is coupled between the first inverter and an output terminal. The second inverter generates an output signal varying in a second voltage domain. The first inverter includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor. The first PMOS transistor is biased by a first input tracking signal generated from the input signal. The first input tracking signal varies in a third voltage domain. The first NMOS transistor is biased by a second input tracking signal generated from the input signal. The second input tracking signal varies in the second voltage domain.

This disclosure relates to a dual power supply detection circuit including first and second input stage field effect transistors, an inverter stage, a feedback stage field effect transistor, and first and second compensation circuits. The inverter stage includes a complimentary pair of transistors, and the complementary pair of transistors includes an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor configured and arranged so that gate lengths of the PMOS and NMOS transistors are different. The disclosure also relates to an integrated circuit including a dual power supply detection circuit.

A delay independent differential hysteresis receiver. The differential hysteresis receiver uses two parallel paths in a first receiver stage, each path having a comparator with a dedicated offset on the complimentary inputs. A second receiver stage includes a hold circuit that brings the two parallel paths of the first receiver stage together to form a receiver hysteresis output.