Qualified for Automotive Applications
Power-On Reset Generator
Automatic Reset Generation After
Voltage Drop
Precision Voltage Sensor
Temperature-Compensated Voltage
Reference
Programmable Delay Time by External
Capacitor
Supply Voltage Range . . . 2 V to 6 V
Defined RESET Output from VDD ≥1 V
Power-Down Control Support for Static
RAM With Battery Backup
Maximum Supply Current of 16 μA
Power Saving Totem-Pole Outputs

description
The TLC77xx family of micropower supply voltage supervisors provide reset control, primarily in microcomputer
and microprocessor systems.
During power-on, RESET is asserted when VDD reaches 1 V. After minimum VDD (≥ 2 V) is established, the
circuit monitors SENSE voltage and keeps the reset outputs active as long as SENSE voltage (VI(SENSE))
remains below the threshold voltage. An internal timer delays return of the output to the inactive state to ensure
proper system reset. The delay time, td, is determined by an external capacitor:
td = 2.1 × 104 × CT
Where
CT is in farads
td is in seconds
Except for the TLC7701, which can be customized with two external resistors, each supervisor has a fixed
SENSE threshold voltage set by an internal voltage divider. When SENSE voltage drops below the threshold
voltage, the outputs become active and stay in that state until SENSE voltage returns above threshold voltage
and the delay time, td, has expired.
In addition to the power-on-reset and undervoltage-supervisor function, the TLC77xx adds power-down control
support for static RAM. When CONTROL is tied to GND, RESET will act as active high. The voltage monitor
contains additional logic intended for control of static memories with battery backup during power failure. By
driving the chip select (CS) of the memory circuit with the RESET output of the TLC77xx and with the CONTROL
driven by the memory bank select signal (CSH1) of the microprocessor (see Figure 10), the memory circuit is
automatically disabled during a power loss. (In this application the TLC77xx power has to be supplied by the
battery.)