Laser detecting circuit and semiconductor apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12230588B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US17860699

    申请日:2022-07-08

    Abstract: A laser detecting circuit is provided. The laser detecting circuit includes a latch circuit with a first inverter configured to invert a first output signal at a first node to generate a second output signal at a second node, and a second inverter configured to generate the first output signal based on the second output signal. The second inverter includes a plurality of PMOS transistors connected in series between a first source voltage and the first node, and a plurality of NMOS transistors. A gate of each of the plurality of PMOS transistors is connected to the second node, and a drain of each of the plurality of NMOS transistors is connected to the first node. The plurality of NMOS transistors includes dummy NMOS transistors and normal NMOS transistors.

    BUILT-IN SELF-TEST CIRCUIT AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210199719A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US16940809

    申请日:2020-07-28

    Abstract: A temperature measurement circuit includes a band-gap reference circuit configured to generate a band-gap reference voltage that is fixed regardless of an operation temperature, a reference voltage generator circuit configured to generate a measurement reference voltage by adjusting the band-gap reference voltage, a sensing circuit configured to generate a temperature-variant voltage based on a bias current, where the temperature-variant voltage is varied depending on the operation temperature, an analog-digital converter circuit configured to generate a first digital code indicating the operation temperature based on the measurement reference voltage and the temperature-variant voltage, and an analog built-in self-test (BIST) circuit configured to generate a plurality of flag signals indicating whether each of the band-gap reference voltage, the measurement reference voltage, and a bias voltage corresponding to the bias current is included in a predetermined range.

    Temperature sensing device and temperature-voltage converter

    公开(公告)号:US10656023B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16199097

    申请日:2018-11-23

    Abstract: A temperature sensing device includes a temperature-voltage converter that outputs a first voltage, having a zero temperature coefficient that does not vary with a temperature, and a second voltage having a negative temperature coefficient varying in inverse proportion to the temperature. A multiplexer alternately outputs the first voltage and the second voltage depending on a transition signal. A temperature sensor alternately receives the first voltage and the second voltage and senses the temperature depending on a ratio of the first voltage and the second voltage.

    BUILT-IN SELF-TEST CIRCUIT AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250076377A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18954320

    申请日:2024-11-20

    Abstract: A temperature measurement circuit includes a band-gap reference circuit configured to generate a band-gap reference voltage that is fixed regardless of an operation temperature, a reference voltage generator circuit configured to generate a measurement reference voltage by adjusting the band-gap reference voltage, a sensing circuit configured to generate a temperature-variant voltage based on a bias current, where the temperature-variant voltage is varied depending on the operation temperature, an analog-digital converter circuit configured to generate a first digital code indicating the operation temperature based on the measurement reference voltage and the temperature-variant voltage, and an analog built-in self-test (BIST) circuit configured to generate a plurality of flag signals indicating whether each of the band-gap reference voltage, the measurement reference voltage, and a bias voltage corresponding to the bias current is included in a predetermined range.

    DEFENSE CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210210439A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16995925

    申请日:2020-08-18

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a sensing circuit including a first semiconductor element configured to generate a first current in response to externally incident light, a compensation circuit including a semiconductor element configured to generate a second current depending on an ambient temperature and to remove the second current from the first current to generate a third current, a detection circuit configured to convert the third current into a photovoltage and to compare the photovoltage with a predetermined reference voltage to determine whether an external attack has occurred, and a defense circuit configured to control the semiconductor device to perform a predetermined defense operation, based on a result of the determination.

    LOW VOLTAGE ATTACK DETECTOR, SECURE ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220222339A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17470875

    申请日:2021-09-09

    Abstract: A low voltage attack detector includes: a low voltage detector configured to output a low voltage detection flag signal having a high level when a first power supply voltage reaches a first voltage level using a bandgap reference (BGR) circuit including a PMOS transistor and a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) connected in series between the first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage; a BGR operation region detector configured to output a malfunction detection flag signal having a high level when the first power supply voltage reaches a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level; and a logic gate configured to output a final low voltage detection flag signal having a high level when at least one of the low voltage detection flag signal and the malfunction detection flag signal has a high level.

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