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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Takayuki Gyoten, Tokyo, JP;
Fukashi Morishita, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Dosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Renesas Technology Corp., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a technique which is capable of detecting a temperature of a semiconductor device with high precision. A temperature detection circuit detecting a temperature of a semiconductor device includes a first short-cycle oscillator generating a first clock signal having positive temperature characteristics with respect to a frequency, a second short-cycle oscillator generating a second clock signal having negative temperature characteristics with respect to the frequency, and a temperature signal generation unit generating a temperature signal which is varied according to the temperature of the semiconductor device based on the first and second clock signals.