The TC1278/TC1279 are cost-effective system supervisor circuits designed to monitor VCC in digital systems and provide a reset signal to the host processor when necessary. No external components are required. The open-drain output uses an internal pull-up resistor of approximately 6 kΩ. The reset output is driven active within 5 μs of VCC falling through the reset voltage threshold. RESET is maintained active for a minimum of 250 ms after VCC rises above the reset threshold. The TC1278 has an active-high RESET output, while the TC1279 has an active-low RESET output, with both devices having an open-drain output stage. The output is valid down to VCC = 1.2V. Both devices are available in a 3-Pin SOT- 23 package.