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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeyoung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Byungsu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngsan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaegon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaehoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byeongho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongjin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Wookyeong Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an intellectual property (IP) block configured to operate based on a first clock signal and a power voltage, a clock gating circuit configured to operate based on the power voltage, and generate the first clock signal by selectively performing clock gating on a second clock signal based on an enable signal, and a critical path monitor (CPM) configured to generate a digital code having a value, which varies according to a voltage drop of the power voltage, and activate the enable signal based on a comparison of the value of the digital code with a reference value.