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Semiconductor device

US7952405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2009
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0816
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device for providing a reliable data valid window includes a drive control unit configured to output a driving power control signal in response to an internal clock and a command signal; a sub-drive voltage supply unit configured to supply sub-drive voltages; a main drive unit configured to generate a delay-locked loop (DLL) clock by driving the internal clock with a main drive voltage; a sub-drive unit configured to drive the internal clock with the sub-drive voltage in response to the driving power control signal; and a data output driver configured to drive and output a data signal in sync with the DLL clock, wherein the main drive unit and the sub-drive unit share their output terminal.

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