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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Applicant:
Mikihiro Kajita, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mikihiro Kajita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3187 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a current source, a current monitor circuit which monitors a current amount of the current source, and outputs a current amount signal corresponding to the current amount being monitored, a counter circuit which counts a count value based on the current amount signal, the count value corresponding to a period being taken until when the current amount reaches a predetermined value, and a control circuit which modifies an operation parameter for operating a circuit unit according to the count value.