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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiko Gomi, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 21/00 (2006.01); H03K 23/00 (2006.01); H03K 25/00 (2006.01); H03L 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/324 (2019.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 1/027 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/324 (2013.01); Y02D 10/126 (2018.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a mode determination unit configured to determine a power mode based on a temperature of the semiconductor device and a reference temperature, the power mode including one of a first mode which sets the operating frequency of the operation clock to be a first operating frequency and a second mode which sets the operating frequency of the operation clock to be a second operating frequency, and output a control signal according to the power mode to a clock generating unit.