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:
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:
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 power supply voltage controlling circuit that controls an output voltage at an output terminal to a desired set voltage, has a voltage regulator circuit that is connected to a first power supply and a second power supply that outputs a higher voltage than said first power supply, supplies a current to said output terminal from at least any of said first power supply and said second power supply, and compares the output voltage at said output terminal with a first reference voltage to adjust said output voltage to approach said first reference voltage; and a controller circuit that supplies said first reference voltage to said voltage regulator circuit and controls said voltage regulator circuit by outputting, to said voltage regulator circuit, at least any of a first enable signal for enabling said first power supply to supply a current to said output terminal and a second enable signal for enabling said second power supply to supply a current to said output terminal.
摘要:
A power supply voltage controlling circuit has a voltage regulator circuit that supplies a current to an output terminal from at least any of a first power supply and a second power supply, and compares an output voltage at the output terminal with a first reference voltage to adjust the output voltage to approach the first reference voltage; and a controller circuit that supplies the first reference voltage to the voltage regulator circuit and controls the voltage regulator circuit by outputting, to the voltage regulator circuit, at least any of a first enable signal for enabling the first power supply to supply a current to the output terminal and a second enable signal for enabling the second power supply to supply a current to the output terminal.
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.