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Adjustment method of signal level in semiconductor device and semiconductor device

US9548090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2015
Grant dateJan 17, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/5002
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Characteristics of each transistor in a semiconductor device including a transistor of a memory cell are measured by an ASV monitoring circuit, a power supply voltage supplied to the semiconductor device is determined based on the measured characteristics of the transistor, a data read-out speed of the memory cell under the determined power supply voltage supplied is measured while changing a signal level of a word line by an SRAM word line monitoring circuit, the signal level of the word line is determined by comparing the measured data read-out speed of the memory cell and a specification range of the memory cell, and the signal level of the word line is appropriately set at the power supply voltage applied by the ASV.

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