Semiconductor integrated circuit having leakage current cut-off circuit

An integrated circuit and leakage current technology, which is applied in semiconductor devices, semiconductor/solid-state device manufacturing, circuits, etc., can solve problems such as misoperation of logic circuit blocks

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-10-15
SOCIONEXT INC
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Due to this power supply noise, the virtual power supply lines of the logic blocks 124-2~n in the active condition also exhibit a large voltage drop, which triggers malfunctioning of the logic blocks 124-2~n

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[0039] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a semiconductor integrated circuit for explaining the principles of the present invention. exist Figure 4Among them, the reference number 1 refers to the logic circuit block; 2, the actual power supply line; 3, the leakage current cut-off circuit; 4, the power supply terminal; 5, the delay control circuit, 6, the ground terminal.

[0040] exist Figure 4 In the shown semiconductor integrated circuit, a logic circuit block 1 has many power supply terminals 4, and each power supply terminal 4 is connected to an actual power supply line 2 through a leakage current cut-off circuit 3.

[0041] The leakage current cutoff circuit 3 is composed of a high threshold voltage transistor having a threshold voltage higher than that of a low threshold voltage transistor included in the logic circuit block 1 . When the logic circuit block 1 is activated, the leakage current cut-off circuit 3 under the control of the delay control circuit 5 electr...

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In the disclosed semiconductor integrated circuit, a plurality of power supply terminals of the logic circuit block are connected to the actual power supply line via the leak current cut-off circuit. When the logic circuit block is to be activated, the delay control circuit controls the leak current cut-off circuit to electrically connect the power supply terminal to the actual power supply line with a delay of the predetermined time. Therefore, when the logic circuit block is activated, voltage drop of the actual power supply line can be lowered to a small value and erroneous operation of the other logic circuit block in the activated condition due to the power supply noise can be prevented.

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications [0002] This application is based on and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-92801 filed on March 28, 2002, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit, and more particularly to a semiconductor integrated circuit having a leakage current cut-off circuit capable of reducing current consumption in a standby condition. Background technique [0004] In recent years, for semiconductor integrated circuits mounted in mobile electronic devices, high-speed operation and low power consumption have been required to satisfy demands in high-speed operation and long-time driving. In order to achieve low power consumption, the supply voltage must be reduced. However, when the power supply voltage decreases, the operation speed related to the power supply voltage also decreases. In order to compensate fo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L27/04G05F3/24H01L21/822H03K19/00
CPCG05F3/242H03K19/0016G11C5/14
Inventor 宫城觉
Owner SOCIONEXT INC
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