摘要:
A semiconductor device which includes a frequency-variable oscillation circuit including plural inverters, each of which features a PMOS transistor and a NMOS transistor, a first substrate bias generator including a first phase/frequency compare circuit that compares an output signal from the frequency-variable oscillation circuit with a reference clock signal and generating a first substrate bias voltage in response thereto, the first substrate bias voltage being supplied to substrates of the PMOS transistors in the oscillation circuit, and a second substrate bias generator including a second phase/frequency compare circuit that compares the output signal from the frequency-variable oscillation circuit with the reference clock and generating a second substrate bias voltage in response thereto, the second substrate bias voltage being supplied to substrates of the NMOS transistors in the oscillation circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a logical circuit containing a MIS transistor on a semiconductor substrate, a control circuit for controlling a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor in the logical circuit, an oscillation circuit containing a MIS transistor on the semiconductor substrate, and a buffer circuit, the control circuit compares the frequency of the oscillation output and frequency of a clock signal to output a first control signal, the first control signal controls a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor of the oscillation circuit, and the buffer circuit is inputted with the first control signal to output a second control signal corresponding to the first control signal, the second control signal controlling the threshold voltage of the MIS transistor of the logical circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a logical circuit including a MIS transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, a control circuit for controlling a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the logical circuit, an oscillation circuit including a MIS transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate, the oscillation circuit being constructed so that the frequency of an oscillation output thereof can be made variable, and a buffer circuit, in which the control circuit is supplied with a clock signal having a predetermined frequency and the oscillation output of the oscillation circuit so that the control circuit compares the frequency of the oscillation output and the frequency of the clock signal to output a first control signal, the oscillation circuit is controlled by the first control signal so that the frequency of the oscillation output corresponds to the frequency of the clock signal, the control of the frequency of the oscillation output being performed in such a manner that the first control signal controls a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the oscillation circuit, and the buffer circuit is constructed so that it is inputted with the first control signal to output a second control signal corresponding to the first control signal, the second control signal controlling the threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the logical circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a logic circuit to perform a predetermined process, a clock generator to supply a clock signal to the logic circuit, and a speed controller to control the operation speed of the logic circuit. The clock generator changes the frequency of the clock signal by a frequency control signal during a time when the logic circuit is operating, and the speed controller controls the operating speed of the logic circuit in accordance with a change in the clock signal.
摘要:
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, for realizing high speed, as well as superior product yield rate and usability, while reducing circuit scale and improving on product yield rate and reliability thereof, a main circuit, constructed with CMOS elements, is coupled to a speed monitor circuit for forming a speed signal corresponding to an operating speed thereof and to a substrate bias controller for supplying corresponding substrate bias voltages to the main circuit in response to the speed monitor circuit. A current limiting circuit is also provided in conjunction with the substrate bias controller to prevent an overflow of current due to bias voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes control circuits FRQCNT, VDDCNT and VBBCNT that generate the optimum clock signal, supply voltage and substrate bias respectively and then supply them to a main circuit LSI. This operation makes it possible to suppress the variations of a CMOS circuit characteristic, thereby improving the circuit performance. Further, the low power consumption is realized without degrading the operating speed of the CMOS circuit or increasing the power consumption of the CMOS circuit.
摘要:
A timing-control circuit device, which uses a synchronous mirror delay circuit, for keeping the synchronization between clock signals in phase even at a load change. A reference clock signal (clkin 11) is entered to a timing-control circuit (SMDF 14) and used to generate an internal clock (dclk 12), then generates an external clock (clkout 13) through a buffer (BUF 15). The external clock signal is fed back to the timing-control circuit (SMDF 14) and used to generate an internal clock signal so as to synchronize the external clock signal in phase with the reference clock signal. The timing-control circuit is provided with a circuit (FDA 21, MCC 22) for detecting a phase difference between the internal clock signal and the external clock signal, as well as a delay circuit (DCL 24) for controlling a delay time, so that the delay circuit (DCL 24) can change the delay time according to the detected phase difference.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a logical circuit containing a MIS transistor on a semiconductor substrate, a control circuit for controlling a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor in the logical circuit, an oscillation circuit containing a MIS transistor on the semiconductor substrate, and a buffer circuit, the control circuit compares the frequency of the oscillation output and frequency of a clock signal to output a first control signal, the first control signal controls a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor of the oscillation circuit, and the buffer circuit is inputted with the first control signal to output a second control signal corresponding to the first control signal, the second control signal controlling the threshold voltage of the MIS transistor of the logical circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a logical circuit including a MIS transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, a control circuit for controlling a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the logical circuit, an oscillation circuit including a MIS transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate, the oscillation circuit being constructed so that the frequency of an oscillation output thereof can be made variable, and a buffer circuit, in which the control circuit is supplied with a clock signal having a predetermined frequency and the oscillation output of the oscillation circuit so that the control circuit compares the frequency of the oscillation output and the frequency of the clock signal to output a first control signal, the oscillation circuit is controlled by the first control signal so that the frequency of the oscillation output corresponds to the frequency of the clock signal, the control of the frequency of the oscillation output being performed in such a manner that the first control signal controls a threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the oscillation circuit, and the buffer circuit is constructed so that it is inputted with the first control signal to output a second control signal corresponding to the first control signal, the second control signal controlling the threshold voltage of the MIS transistor forming the logical circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit and power control method use one of a supply voltage of the circuit and a delay time of the circuit to control a substrate bias voltage applied to a substrate of an insulated gate field effect transistor. High speed operation, consuming a small amount of power, is achieved. A CMOS circuit has a widened operating voltage range, with reduced leak currents in a standby mode in a range of high supply voltage, reducing power consumption of the CMOS circuit, and increasing operating speed of the CMOS circuit in the range of low supply voltage.