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안정적인 승압 전압을 발생하기 위한 승압 전압 제어장치 및 방법이 개시된다. 본 발명의 전압 발생부는 입력전압을 소정 레벨로 승압시킨 승압전압을 발생하고, 전압 제어부는 기준전압과 승압전압의 차전압에 따른 제어전류를 발생하고, 제어전류에 따라 승압전압의 레벨을 제어한다. 따라서, 승압전압을 제어전류에 따라 제어하므로, 리플전압을 감소시킬 수 있다.
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PURPOSE: An input buffer is provided to prevent the leakage current by pulling-up a level of a pad to a power supply voltage level in case that the pad is a floating state. CONSTITUTION: A high voltage detection circuit(100) generates a high voltage detection signal(VDET) when a floating well voltage(VFW) is applied and a voltage greater than power supply voltage level(VDD) is applied to a pad(20). The high voltage detection circuit(100) resets the high voltage detection signal(VDET) in response to a high voltage reset signal(VRE). A control voltage and floating well voltage generation circuit(110) generates the floating well voltage(VFW) and a control voltage(CON) when high voltage is applied to the pad(20). The control voltage and floating well voltage generation circuit(110) generates the power supply voltage(VDD) by the floating well voltage(VFW) and generates a ground voltage by the control voltage(CON) when voltage lower than the high voltage is applied to the pad(20). A PMOS(P-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistor(P2) is turned off when the floating well voltage(VFW) and the control voltage(CON) becomes the voltage applied to the pad(20), and is turned on when the floating well voltage(VFW) becomes a power voltage(VDD) and the control voltage(CON) becomes the ground voltage, thereby pulling-up the pad(20) to the level of the power voltage(VDD). An NMOS(N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistor(N2) transmits the voltage applied to the pad(20). A buffer(BUF2) transits a level of an input signal when a level of a signal transmitted through the NMOS transistor(N2) reaches to a trip voltage thereof.
Abstract:
An output buffer for buffering output data includes a bias voltage generator for generating first and second bias voltages responsive to a reference voltage, an output driver in signal communication with the bias voltage generator for driving an output terminal, a first slew rate controller in signal communication with the output driver for controlling a pull-up slew rate of the output driver in response to the output data and the first bias voltage, a second slew rate controller in signal communication with the output driver for controlling a pull-down slew rate of the output driver in response to the output data and the second bias voltage, and a slew rate compensator in signal communication with the output ends of the first and second slew rate controllers and the output terminal for compensating for slew rate variation in response to a change in the load capacitance of the output terminal.
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PURPOSE: A semiconductor device having a chip size reduced by decreasing a mechanical stress applied in bonding is disclosed. CONSTITUTION: A N-1th metal layer consisting of a plurality of patterns is formed on a semiconductor substrate(50) with an insulating layer formed thereon. A N-1th interlayer insulating layer is formed on the N-1th metal layer. A Nth metal layer having concave-convex surface at a part on which bonding pad is to be formed is formed on the N-1th interlayer insulating layer. Finally, a passivation layer(66) constituting the bonding pad by partially exposing the Nth metal layer is formed on the Nth metal layer. Also, the Nth metal layer is electrically connected to the N-1th metal layer through a plurality of via-holes passing through the interlayer insulating layer. Thereby, it is possible to provide the semiconductor device having the chip size reduced by decreasing the mechanical stress applied in bonding although an interval between the bonding pad and the patterns formed around thereof is decreased.
Abstract:
랜덤 신호 발생기 및 이를 포함하는 난수 발생기가 개시된다. 랜덤 신호 발생기에서, 잡음원은 불규칙한 잡음 신호를 발생한다. 차동 노이즈 발생 회로는 입력 단자쌍이 출력 단자쌍과 연결되어 셀프-바이어스되고 입력 단자쌍에 잡음 신호들이 각각 인가되어 출력 단자쌍을 통하여 차동 노이즈 신호를 발생한다. 증폭 회로는 차동 노이즈 신호를 증폭하여 차동 증폭 신호를 출력하고 싱글-엔드 증폭기는 차동 증폭 신호에 기초하여 천이 시점이 불규칙한 랜덤 신호를 출력한다. 차동 셀프-바이어스 구조에 의해 노이즈에 둔감하고랜덤성이 우수한 랜덤 신호 및 난수를 발생시킬 수 있다. 난수, 랜덤 신호, 셀프-바이어스, TRNG(True Random Number Generator)
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A random signal generator, a random number generating including the random signal generator and a random number generating method are provided to generate a random signal and a random number insensitive to noise by adopting a differential self-bias structure. A random signal generator(100) includes a differential noise generating circuit(110), an amplification circuit(130) and a single-end amplifier(150). The differential noise generating circuit is self-biased and generates a differential noise signal. The amplification circuit amplifies the differential noise signal and outputs a differential amplification signal. The single-end amplifier outputs a random signal having irregular transition points based on the differential amplification signal.
Abstract:
랜덤 신호 발생기 및 이를 포함하는 난수 발생기가 개시된다. 랜덤 신호 발생기에서, 잡음원은 불규칙한 잡음 신호를 발생한다. 셀프-바이어스 인버터는 입력 단자가 출력 단자와 연결되어 셀프-바이어스되고, 입력 단자로 인가되는 잡음 신호를 감지하여 감지 잡음 신호를 출력 단자를 통하여 출력한다. 증폭 회로는 감지 잡음 신호를 증폭하여 논리 하이 레벨 및 논리 로우 레벨의 지속시간이 불규칙한 랜덤 신호를 출력한다. 따라서, 적은 소비 전력으로 랜덤성이 우수한 랜덤 신호 및 난수를 발생할 수 있다. 난수, 잡음원, 셀프-바이어스, 커플링 커패시터, random number, noise source
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슬루율 제어가 가능한 반도체 집적회로의 출력 구동회로가 개시되어 있다. 반도체 집적회로의 출력 구동회로는 프리 드라이버, 및 메인 드라이버를 구비한다. 프리 드라이버는 제 1 입력신호를 버퍼링하여 제 1 게이트 제어신호를 발생시켜 제 1 노드에 제공하고, 제 2 입력신호를 버퍼링하여 제 2 게이트 제어신호를 발생시켜 제 2 노드에 제공한다. 메인 드라이버는 제 1 게이트 제어신호 및 제 2 게이트 제어신호에 응답하여 출력신호를 발생시켜 출력노드에 제공한다. 출력신호가 상승 천이하는 동안 출력노드와 상기 제 1 노드 사이에 제 1 용량성 전류 경로가 형성되고, 출력신호가 하강 천이하는 동안 출력노드와 제 2 노드 사이에 제 2 용량성 전류 경로가 형성된다. 따라서, 출력 구동회로는 공정, 전압, 온도 등의 동작환경에 무관하게 일정한 슬루율을 가지는 출력신호를 발생시킬 수 있다.
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PURPOSE: A boosting voltage control apparatus and a method thereof are provided to generate a stable voltage by reducing a ripple voltage. CONSTITUTION: A voltage generation part generates a boosting voltage by boosting an input voltage. A voltage control part generates a control current according to a difference voltage between a reference voltage and the boosting voltage, and controls the level of the boosting voltage according to the control current. According to the voltage generation part, a clock generation part(200) generates the first and the second and the third clock having an operation period not overlapped each other. A voltage level conversion part(210) converts the level of the input voltage by the first clock, and outputs a switch control signal according to the input voltage whose level is converted. The first and the second switch(S1,S2) operate according to the second and the third clock. The third and the fourth switch(S3,S4) operate according to the switch control signal. And a voltage charging capacitor(Cpump) charges corresponding to the input voltage while the first and the third switch are turned on, and outputs a voltage corresponding to the charged charges while the second and the fourth switch are turned off.
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PURPOSE: An output driver for reducing a variation of a slewing rate of output data in a semiconductor device and a method for reducing a variation of slewing data are provided to reduce the variation of slewing rate of output data by improving a structure of an output driver circuit. CONSTITUTION: The supply voltage(VDD) is applied to a source of an output PMOS transistor. The first output data are applied to a gate of the output PMOS transistor. A source of compensating PMOS transistor is connected with a drain of the output PMOS transistor. The second compensating voltage is applied to a gate of the compensating PMOS transistor. A drain of the compensating PMOS transistor is connected with an output node(DN). A compensating NMOS transistor has a drain connected with the output node(DN) and a gate for receiving the second compensating voltage. The compensating PMOS transistor and the compensating NMOS transistor reduce the variation of slewing rates of the first output data(DATA1) and the second output data(DATA2). An output NMOS transistor has a drain connected with the source of the compensating NMOS transistor, a gate for receiving the second output data(DATA2), and a source connected with a ground.