Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor circuit device and data processing system
- Patent Title (中): 半导体电路设备和数据处理系统
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Application No.: US12068607Application Date: 2008-02-08
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Publication No.: US07663897B2Publication Date: 2010-02-16
- Inventor: Masashi Horiguchi , Mitsuru Hiraki
- Applicant: Masashi Horiguchi , Mitsuru Hiraki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
- Current Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Stites & Harbison PLLC
- Agent Juan Carlos A. Marquez, Esq.
- Priority: JP2003-365430 20031027
- Main IPC: H02M3/06
- IPC: H02M3/06 ; G05F1/40

Abstract:
Occurrence of power supply noise arising in connection with a step-down action at the time of turning on power supply is to be restrained. A step-down unit is provided with a switched capacitor type step-down circuit and a series regulator type step-down circuit, and stepped-down voltage output terminals of the step-down circuits are connected in common. The common connection of the stepped-down voltage output terminals of both step-down circuits makes possible parallel driving of both, selective driving of either or consecutive driving of the two. In the consecutive driving, even if the switched capacitor type step-down circuit is driven after driving the series regulator type step-down circuit first to supply a stepped-down voltage to loads, the switched capacitor type step-down circuit will need only to be compensated for a discharge due to the loads, and a peak of a charge current for capacitors can be kept low. When operation of the switched capacitor type step-down circuit is started, no large rush current arises, and occurrence of noise is restrained.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080290737A1 Semiconductor circuit device and data processing system Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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