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Semiconductor integrated circuit comprising master-slave flip-flop and combinational circuit with pseudo-power supply lines

US7908499B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2007
Grant dateMar 15, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a semiconductor integrated circuit device using a ZSCCMOS circuit, a combinational circuit includes a plurality of logic gate circuits, and receives an output of a data holding circuit. The data holding circuit can continue to hold data during cut-off of power supply, and when receiving a predetermined value as a control signal, outputs a predetermined fixed value. A logic gate circuit which outputs “L” when the output of the data holding circuit has the predetermined fixed value has power supply ends connected to a pseudo-power supply line VDDV and a low potential power supply line VSS. A logic gate circuit which outputs “H” when the output of the data holding circuit has the predetermined fixed value has power supply ends connected to a high potential power supply line VDD and a pseudo-power supply line VSSV.

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