摘要:
The clock-generating circuit for generating a clock signal, includes a ring oscillator having an odd number of inverters connected in a ring configuration. The ring oscillator is activated to generate a clock signal when an activating signal is at a first level and is de-activated to cease generation of the clock signal when the activating signal is at a second level. A latch circuit is connected to an output node of the ring oscillator, and holds a level of the output node of the ring oscillator in response to transition of the activating signal from the first level to the second level. When the activating signal is lowered from the H level to the L level, the level of the clock signal is latched such that generation of a glitch in the clock signal will be prevented from occurring.
摘要:
In an eDRAM, there are provided a VDC that down-converts an external power supply potential to generate an internal power supply potential for a sense amplifier band, and a VDC that down-converts the external power supply potential to generate an internal power supply potential for a column decoder. The response of the VDC is improved by increasing the through current of the VDC only during the period of time corresponding to an amplify operation of the sense amplifier. Therefore, current consumption is smaller than the conventional case where the through current of the VDC is set at a high constant level.
摘要:
A VDC circuit that supplies an internal voltage VDD1 to an internal circuit in a normal operation forces a transistor off in a burn-in test mode through input of a test signal to suppress supply of an external power supply voltage VDDH to a node. In a burn-in test mode, an external power supply voltage lower than external power supply voltage VDDH and higher than internal voltage VDD1 is supplied from an external pad.
摘要:
In a detector included in a VPP generating circuit in a DRAM, an external power supply potential is applied to the gate of an N-channel MOS transistor for regulating a through current of an inverter for outputting an inversion signal of an output signal of a comparator. Since a drain-source voltage of the N-channel MOS transistor can be set to be lower than a threshold voltage Vthn of the N-channel MOS transistor, an operation margin of the detector under conditions of a low voltage and a low temperature is made wider as compared with a conventional technique.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a constant voltage generation circuit generating a constant voltage commonly to reference voltages corresponding to a plurality of internal voltages. The plurality of reference voltages are generated from the common constant voltage. Thus, the semiconductor device for generating internal voltages is implemented, which allows reduction in layout area and decrease in test time for voltage adjustment.
摘要:
Oscillation outputs which are different for respective detector signals output from a first detector circuit and a second detector circuit, are obtained from a first ring oscillator and a second ring oscillator respectively corresponding to the detector circuits. A selector selects and outputs one of the oscillation outputs. Accordingly, it is sufficient to provide only one pump circuit in a circuit producing a substrate bias voltage.
摘要:
With power-on detection circuits provided for a plurality of power supply voltages, a main power-on detection signal is maintained at the active state to reset an internal node while at least one of the power-on detection signals is active. In a multi-power semiconductor integrated circuit device, current consumption at the time of power-up is reduced.
摘要:
In a VDC circuit, a differential amplifier compares a first reference potential with an internal supply potential to generate a control signal according to a result of the comparison. A constant current source transistor receives at its gate a second reference potential supplied through a path different from that of the first reference potential to operate for controlling an operation current value of the differential amplifier. A drive transistor changes conductance between a node for outputting the internal supply potential and a supply potential according to the control signal.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a reference voltage generating circuit that can be tuned without a circuit replacement when a process condition is varied. The reference voltage generating circuit is constituted such that two different circuit configurations having different temperature properties are switched by a first switch. In each of the circuit configurations, a switch control circuit in which tuning can be performed by switching a second switch generates a control signal based on a test mode and supplies the signal to the first switch for tuning. Thereafter, a fuse in the switch control circuit is blown off to generate a control signal, and reference voltage Vref is output.
摘要:
In a control voltage generating section for supplying a control voltage to a gate of a charge transfer gate for transferring charges received from a capacitor to an output node to generate an internal voltage, the amplitude of the control voltage is switched in accordance with a switch signal. An internal voltage generating circuit making it possible to improve design efficiency, reliability and yield and reduce power consumption is provided.