Semiconductor integrated circuit
US7257715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2149
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit including one or a plurality of external functional blocks; a nonvolatile memory having a logical content as to whether to validate or invalidate the external functional blocks; and a logical circuit validating or invalidating an input and an output to each external functional block in accordance with the logical content of the memory, wherein a user is allowed to validate use of a necessary external functional block and to invalidate use of an unnecessary external functional block.
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