摘要:
An LSI core includes a first terminal; a second terminal; and a voltage generation circuit for generating a voltage. The first terminal is connected to a first external line provided outside the LSI core. The second terminal is connected to the first external line and to a second external line provided outside the LSI core. The voltage generation circuit includes a voltage generation section for generating the voltage, an output section for outputting the voltage generated by the voltage generation section to the first external line through the first terminal, and an input section for receiving the voltage, output to the first external line by the output section, through the second external line and the second terminal.
摘要:
A first semiconductor integrated circuit is connected to a second semiconductor integrated circuit with a cable. In the first semiconductor integrated circuit, when a power supply voltage becomes less than a set voltage detection level, a voltage-detecting circuit outputs a voltage-detected signal to lower the voltage of the cable and to stop the operation. The second semiconductor integrated circuit detects the decrease in the voltage of the cable to recognize the halt of the operation of the first semiconductor integrated circuit. In the first semiconductor integrated circuit thus configured, in testing the operation under low-voltage conditions in which the power supply voltage is less than the set voltage detection level, the voltage-detecting circuit receives a control signal from an external terminal to stop the operation forcibly. Consequently, even when the power supply voltage is made lower than the set voltage-detecting level, the first semiconductor integrated circuit properly operates until the power supply voltage reaches a predetermined lower limit of operating voltage. Thus, evaluation of operation is possible under low-voltage conditions.
摘要:
A data line pair and a strobe line pair are provided between first and second chips to exchange data therebetween. The first chip includes an output circuit and a controller for controlling the output circuit. The second chip includes an input circuit. For example, the output circuit supplies a direct current from a power supply to one of the data lines. Then, the input circuit feeds back the received current to the output circuit through a pair of terminal resistors and the other data line. Subsequently, the output circuit supplies the fed back direct current to one of the strobe lines. In response, the input circuit feeds back the received current again to the output circuit through another pair of terminal resistors and the other strobe line. And then the fed back current is drained to the ground. Thus, compared to driving the data and strobe line pairs separately with the same amount of current supplied, the current dissipation can be halved. In this manner, the present invention is applicable to reduction of current dissipation when data should be transmitted at high speeds through multiple data bus pairs that are driven with a current supplied.
摘要:
The integrated circuit package of this invention includes a first integrated circuit chip and a second integrated circuit chip having a same function, wherein the first integrated circuit chip and the second integrated circuit chip are connected to a common bus.
摘要:
The semiconductor integrated circuit of this invention includes: a driver including a MOS transistor for driving a load; and a stabilizer for stabilizing a change in a voltage at a source of the MOS transistor due to a gate-source parasitic capacitance of the MOS transistor.
摘要:
A network apparatus is provided, which allows another network apparatus to recognize the disconnection with reliability, if a power supply to the network apparatus is interrupted. A control unit operating with a first power supply outputs a first signal, which is level-converted and supplied as a second signal to an intermediate potential supply unit operating with a second power supply. In the intermediate potential supply unit, a switch receives a reset signal as a switch signal and outputs, when the power supply is interrupted, a ground potential to a driver instead of the second signal. As a result, an intermediate potential supplied to a cable is forcibly set to the ground potential.
摘要:
A power-saving network unit, which is connected to a network made up of a plurality of power-saving network units, includes: network monitoring means; network information memory; power-saving mode setting means; peripheral I/O interface; and digital processor. The network monitoring means monitors a topology of the network, or the interconnection relationship among the power-saving network units. Every time the network has been modified, the network monitoring means stores the modified network topology on the network information memory. The power-saving mode setting means receives the network information stored on the network information memory. If the power-saving network unit is a master or relay node in the network, then the power-saving mode setting means locks the peripheral I/O interface and digital processor of the power-saving network unit to the normal operation mode and prohibits these sections from entering the power-saving mode.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes receiver, potential sensor and output fixing circuit. The receiver receives a differential signal that has been transmitted through a twisted pair of signal lines, and outputs a signal in accordance with the differential signal. The potential sensor senses a variation in in-phase potential of the differential signal transmitted through the twisted pair. And the output fixing circuit fixes an output of the receiver at a certain value if the variation sensed by the potential sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined level. In this configuration, once the variation in the in-phase potential of the differential signal has reached the predetermined level, the output of the receiver is fixed at the certain value. Accordingly, even if the receiver operates erroneously due to the in-phase potential variation, the erroneous output of the receiver is not supplied to the next stage like a digital section.
摘要:
A current driver, a common mode voltage monitoring circuit and a current compensator are provided to drive a twisted pair cable, which is made up of two signal lines coupled to a terminal bias voltage through respective terminal resistors. The common mode voltage monitoring circuit monitors a difference between a common mode voltage of the twisted pair cable and a supply voltage level for the current driver. And the current compensator is coupled to the twisted pair cable to compensate for an output current of the current driver in accordance with a result of monitoring performed by the common mode voltage monitoring circuit. If the current driver has decreased its current drivability due to a drop of the supply voltage level of the current driver or a variation in the common mode voltage of the twisted pair cable, then the current compensator compensates for the decrease. Thus, the current driver can continuously operate in a broad voltage range to supply a constant current.
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.