Microcomputer with built-in flash memory

1. A microcomputer with built-in flash memory to which data can be written using a write clock signal, the microcomputer comprising:

a fixed oscillator circuit which outputs a first clock signal of fixed frequency;

a clock input terminal being connectable to a main oscillator generating a second clock signal;

a selector selecting either the first clock signal or the second clock signal input from the clock input terminal and outputting a selected clock signal;

a central processing unit (CPU) receiving the selected clock signal and generating a CPU clock signal based on the selected clock signal; and

a write clock generator circuit generating a write clock signal based on the CPU clock signal,

wherein the selector selects the first clock signal when writing data to the flash memory.

2. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a divider dividing the first clock signal and outputting a divided clock signal,

wherein the selector selects any from among the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the divided clock signal.

3. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed oscillator circuit comprises a ring oscillator circuit.

4. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 1 , having a circuit configuration in which the flash memory is comprised of a large number of non-volatile MOS memory cell elements disposed in a matrix, adjacent pairs of memory cells connected by common bit lines and source lines, and each gate of the pair of memory cells is connected by differing word lines, wherein either memory cell is selected with the word line, and a common voltage is supplied to the common bit lines and source lines to write data.

5. An apparatus comprising the microprocessor of claim 1 .

6. The microprocessor with built-in flash memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein the flash memory is designed with a write-disturb time such that a data loss does not occur when writing data with the write clock signal of fixed frequency.

7. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 1 ,

wherein the selector selects the first clock signal when starting the microcomputer.

8. A microcomputer with built-in flash memory to which data can be written with a write clock signal, the computer comprising:

a first fixed oscillator circuit which outputs a first clock signal of fixed frequency;

a clock input terminal being connectable to a main oscillator generating a second clock signal;

a first selector selecting either the first clock signal or the second clock signal input from the clock input terminal and outputting a first selected clock signal;

a second fixed oscillator circuit which outputs a third clock signal affixed frequency;

a second selector selecting either the first selected clock signal or the third clock signal and outputting a second selected clock signal;

a central processing unit (CPU) receiving the second selected clock signal and generating a CPU clock signal based on the second selected clock signal; and

a write clock generator circuit generating a write clock signal based on the CPU clock signal,

wherein the second selector selects the third clock signal when writing data to the flash memory.

9. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first selector selects the first clock signal, and the second selector selects the first selected clock signal when starting the microcomputer.

10. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 8 , wherein a frequency of the second oscillator is higher than that of the first oscillator.

11. The microcomputer with built-in flash memory according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a prescaler distributing the first selected clock signal to a plurality of peripheral macros.