摘要:
A signal transfer method for transferring a multi-bit signal over a transfer path which is allocated to one bit includes the steps of: respectively assigning a plurality of parameters for a plurality of bits so that a value representing “0” or a value representing “1” is set to each of the plurality of parameters in accordance with a value of a corresponding one of the plurality of bits; outputting an electric signal to the transfer path, the electric signal expressing a combination of the plurality of parameters having the values as set in the assigning step; receiving the electric signal from the transfer path and extracting the plurality of parameters from the electric signal; and detecting the respective values of the plurality of parameters.
摘要:
The semiconductor device of this invention includes: an array section including a plurality of circuit blocks; a leakage current cutoff section for cutting off a leakage current occurring in at least one of the plurality of circuit blocks in the array section; and a control section for controlling the leakage current cutoff section in accordance with leakage current cutoff information.
摘要:
A system of the type including a plurality of circuit blocks is provided with an operation timing controller for controlling the operation timing of these circuit blocks by supplying associated operation control signals thereto. The operation timing controller includes a memory for memorizing respective times when a peak current state arises in these circuit blocks, thereby controlling the timing of the operation control signals in accordance with the memorized times when the peak current state arises. As a result, coincident switching noise can be suppressed no matter when the peak current state arises in these circuit blocks.
摘要:
Image data is transmitted from a memory to a CPU (central processing unit). A transmission circuit of the memory receives an 8-bit source parallel signal, makes reference to transmission histories or to transmission predictions to generate a 2-bit coded parallel signal from the source parallel signal, and sends a serial signal as a result of converting the coded parallel signal, together with a flag signal indicative of the presence of an encoding. If the source parallel signal remains unchanged, the coded parallel signal is made to indicate 00 so that the bit transition probability of the serial signal is reduced. A reception circuit of the CPU receives the serial and flag signals and restores the 8-bit source parallel signal on the basis of reception histories or on the basis of reception predictions. If the transmission circuit fails in performing an encoding, then a serial signal as a result of directly converting the source parallel signal is sent together with a flag signal indicative of the absence of an encoding.
摘要:
A driver circuit which drives a signal line includes a first output section for outputting a reference voltage potential to the signal line during a first period and a second output section for outputting one of a first information voltage potential and a second information voltage potential in accordance with an input signal during a second period.
摘要:
A memory cell includes a first inverter and a second inverter connected with each other through the output node of one of the inverters and the input node of the other inverter, and first and second transistors. Each of the transistors connected with a word line at its gate electrode is interposed between one of a bit line pair and each memory node. This data holding circuit includes an element for increasing a memory cell supply potential for driving the pair of inverters to be higher than a supply potential applied to peripheral circuits, or an element for decreasing a ground voltage for driving the pair of inverters to be lower than a ground voltage applied to the peripheral circuits.
摘要:
Precharge circuits precharge plural pairs of bit lines to a specified potential when no word line is selected (during standby). Pull-down transistors are turned ON when the corresponding word lines are not selected so as to connect the corresponding word lines to a common power source line, which is connected to the ground. In a path connecting the above common power source line to the ground is disposed an impedance changing means for changing the impedance of the path between a value during standby and another value during operation during which any word line is selected so that the value during standby is set higher than the value during operation. Consequently, during standby, a leakage current (standby current) resulting from a short circuit between a bit line and a word line is reduced.
摘要:
Apparatus for transmitting video signals includes a primary storage device having a plurality of storage units for storing and reading video signals selectively supplied thereto by a coupling circuit. An alternate storage device functions as a backup and receives and stores all of the video signals that are supplied to the primary storage device; and reads out therefrom the video signals which are in the process of being read from the primary storage device in the event a failure is detected in the primary storage device.
摘要:
A semiconductor device having at least one symmetrical pair of MOSFETs is provided. The device includes a semiconductor layer having an upper surface, an active region formed in the upper surface, an isolation region formed in the upper surface and enclosing the active region, and a pair of MOSFETs formed in the active region, wherein the pair of MOSFETs are symmetrical with respect to a first symmetric plane substantially vertical to the upper surface and also with respect to a second symmetric plane vertical both to the upper surface and to the first symmetric plane, each of the pair of MOSFETs includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region formed in an upper surface of the active region, the source region is shared by the pair of MOSFETs, and the drain region is spatially isolated from the source region by the channel region.
摘要:
An IC tag communication relay device is provided with an antenna section, lead lines and input/output unit. The antenna section is equipped with one or more antennas for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation to and from IC tags. The lead lines are connected to each antenna for transmitting electrical signals corresponding to transmitted and received electromagnetic radiation. The input/output unit is arranged outside of the antenna corresponding to each antenna connected to the lead lines.