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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Watanabe, Funabashi Chiba, JP;
Toshiaki Dozaka, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first scan chain and a second scan chain each including a plurality of cascaded flip-flops; a plurality of power supply lines that supply a power supply voltage to the first and second scan chains, extend in a first direction, and are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a clock control circuit that supplies a first clock to the first scan chain and a second clock to the second scan chain, the second clock having timing different to that of the first clock. The plurality of flip-flops are arranged along the second direction.