Conditioning circuit for use with I2 L and ISL logic arrays embodying two power supplies

Claim 1

A power-on conditioning circuit for logic circuitry comprising: (a) a reference terminal and first and second power supply terminals for supplying two independent supply voltages of differing magnitude to logic circuitry when said first power supply terminal and said reference terminal are connected across a voltage source; (b) a capacitor connected between said reference terminal and said second power supply terminal; (c) a resistor connected between said first and second power supply terminals; (d) a first bipolar transistor gate operative at a first supply voltage and having an input electrode coupled to said second power supply terminal and having an output electrode; (e) a biasing element coupled between the output electrode of said first bipolar transistor gate and said first power supply terminal; (f) a second bipolar transistor gate operative at a second supply voltage of greater magnitude than said first supply voltage and having an input electrode coupled to said biasing element and to the output electrode of said first bipolar transistor gate and having an output electrode; (g) said first and second bipolar transistor gates being so interconnected with said resistor and capacitor that said second gate receives its supply voltage and reaches its conducting state earlier in time than said first gate, said resistor and capacitor forming a charging circuit that delays the application of the full amount of the first supply voltage to said first gate until after said second gate reaches conducting state, thereby producing a delay time before said first gate conducts and causes said second gate to turn off; and (h) additional logic circuit means coupled to the output electrode of said second bipolar transistor gate for receiving an initial conditioning signal from said second gate when said second gate turns off.