Semiconductor device, semiconductor system, and control method of semiconductor device to monitor a power supply voltage
US10481185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/133
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A semiconductor device, a semiconductor system, and a control method of a semiconductor device are capable of accurately monitoring the lowest operating voltage of a circuit to be monitored. According to one embodiment, a monitor unit of a semiconductor system includes a voltage monitor that is driven by a second power supply voltage different from a first power supply voltage supplied to an internal circuit that is a circuit to be monitored and monitors the first power supply voltage, and a delay monitor that is driven by the first power supply voltage and monitors the signal propagation period of time of a critical path in the internal circuit.
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