摘要:
A first logic circuit has its supply voltage controlled. A second logic circuit operates in response to an external clock signal. An adjustment circuit includes a first delay circuit supplied with the external clock signal, and a detection circuit which detects a skew between timing of a first clock signal output from the first logic circuit and a second clock signal output from the second logic circuit section. The adjustment circuit adjusts the delay time of the first delay circuit according to the result of the detection by the detection circuit and applies an output signal of the first delay circuit to the first logic circuit as a third clock signal.
摘要:
A first logic circuit has its supply voltage controlled. A second logic circuit operates in response to an external clock signal. An adjustment circuit includes a first delay circuit supplied with the external clock signal, and a detection circuit which detects a skew between timing of a first clock signal output from the first logic circuit and a second clock signal output from the second logic circuit section. The adjustment circuit adjusts the delay time of the first delay circuit according to the result of the detection by the detection circuit and applies an output signal of the first delay circuit to the first logic circuit as a third clock signal.
摘要:
According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a power controller which outputs a voltage select signal for selecting one of at least two types of voltages; a power supply voltage controller which generates and outputs a power supply voltage at an arbitrary voltage change rate on the basis of the voltage select signal; and a circuit portion which receives the power supply voltage and performs processing, wherein said circuit portion keeps operating while said power supply voltage controller is outputting the power supply voltage generated at the arbitrary voltage change rate.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a power controller which outputs a voltage select signal for selecting one of at least two types of voltages; a power supply voltage controller which generates and outputs a power supply voltage at an arbitrary voltage change rate on the basis of the voltage select signal; and a circuit portion which receives the power supply voltage and performs processing, wherein said circuit portion keeps operating while said power supply voltage controller is outputting the power supply voltage generated at the arbitrary voltage change rate.
摘要:
This disclosure concerns a semiconductor integrated circuit that includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of well regions formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolated from each other, a plurality of MOS transistors formed in the well regions and a substrate bias generator that applies substrate biases to the individual well regions based on actually measured process-derived variance of the MOS transistors in threshold voltage to bring the threshold voltages of the respective MOS transistors into conformity with a normal threshold voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of well regions formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolated from each other; a plurality of MOS transistors formed in the well regions; and a substrate bias generating circuit applying substrate biases to individual said well regions based on actually measured process-derived variance of the MOS transistors in threshold voltage to bring the threshold voltages of the respective MOS transistors into conformity with a normal threshold voltage.
摘要:
This disclosure concerns a semiconductor integrated circuit that includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of well regions formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolated from each other, a plurality of MOS transistors formed in the well regions and a substrate bias generator that applies substrate biases to the individual well regions based on actually measured process-derived variance of the MOS transistors in threshold voltage to bring the threshold voltages of the respective MOS transistors into conformity with a normal threshold voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device has a combinational logic circuit including one or plural logic cells connected in series. At least one of the logic cells has: a standard cell which includes a MIS transistor, the standard cell including an input terminal to which an output signal from a previous stage is inputted as an input signal and an output terminal, and the standard cell performing a predetermined logic operation based on the input signal and outputting a result of the logic operation as an output signal from the output terminal; a first conductivity-type first MIS transistor which is provided between the output terminal of the standard cell and a first power supply voltage, the first MIS transistor including a control terminal to which a circuit control signal is inputted, and the first MIS transistor supplying the first power supply voltage to the output terminal of the standard cell based on the circuit control signal in order to bring the standard cell into an operation-stopped state; and a second conductivity-type second MIS transistor which is provided between the standard cell and a second power supply voltage, the second MIS transistor including a control terminal to which the circuit control signal is inputted, and the second MIS transistor cutting off a leakage current of the MIS transistor in the standard cell based on the circuit control signal in order to bring the standard cell into the operation-stopped state.
摘要:
A nonvolatile latch circuit includes: a first gate part controlling to load or intercept an input signal based on a gate signal; a first logic gate functioning as an inverter or a gate outputting a constant voltage in response to the first control signal; a second logic gate functioning as an inverter or a gate outputting the constant voltage in response to the first control signal; a second gate part controlling to load or intercept the output of the second logic gate based on an inverted signal of the gate signal and sends the output of the second logic gate to an first input terminal of the first logic gate; and first and second injection type MTJ elements provided between the driving power supply and the first and second logic gates and changing in resistance depending upon a current flow direction.
摘要:
A semiconductor device, has a main transistor that is a first-conductivity-type MOS transistor and has the drain connected to a first potential; a first switch circuit that is connected between the source of said main transistor and a second potential; a dummy transistor that is a first-conductivity-type MOS transistor whose source serves also as the source of said main transistor; and a second switch circuit that is connected between the drain of said dummy transistor and said first potential or said second potential.