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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kamiya, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Tokue, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a path monitor circuit provided in a predetermined data path in a circuit that operates with a predetermined source clock, the path monitor circuit being configured to generate an output corresponding to a degree of a timing margin, a power supply voltage control circuit configured to set a power supply voltage that is used in the circuit based on an output of the path monitor circuit, and a clock generating circuit configured to supply to the circuit a clock obtained by dividing a frequency of the source clock, based on a detection result indicating that the power supply voltage obtained based on the output of the path monitor circuit becomes lower than a predetermined threshold.