IP Library Granted Patent US 8,379,472
Granted Patent B2
US 8,379,472 · App. 13/155,278 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Semiconductor device and control method of the same

Inventors: Hiroaki Wada (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhiro Kurihara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Spansion LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,379,472
App. No.
13/155,278
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a semiconductor device including: a resistor R 11 (first resistor part) and an FET 15 (second resistor part) connected in series between a power supply Vcc (first power supply) and ground (second power supply); an output node N 11 provided between the resistor R 11 and FET 15 and used for outputting a reference voltage; a feedback node N 12 provided between the power supply Vcc and the ground; and a voltage control circuit ( 19 ) that maintains a voltage of the feedback node N 12 at a constant level by using the reference voltage of the output node N 11 and the voltage of the feedback node N 12 . The present invention can provide a semiconductor device having a reference voltage generating circuit capable of generating the reference voltage that does not greatly depend on a power supply voltage and its control method.

Claims (14)

1. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

an input component;

an output component;

a memory comprising:

a volatile memory; and

a flash memory comprising:

first and second resistor parts connected in series between a first power supply and a second power supply;

an output node provided between the first and second resistor parts, a reference voltage being output via the output node wherein the feedback node comprises a node that couples first and second transistors;

a feedback node provided between the first power supply and the first resistor part; and

a voltage control circuit that maintains a voltage of the feedback node at a constant level by using the reference voltage of the output node and the voltage of the feedback node.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein said computing device is a personal computer (PC).

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein said computing device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein said computing device is a gaming system.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2022
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 059721/0467 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
To: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
Reel/Frame 059410/0438 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 8647899 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 035240 FRAME 0429. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTERST. Recorded Nov 3, 2020
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058002/0470 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Oct 28, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050896/0366 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: SPANSION, LLC
To: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036051/0786 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2015
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 035240/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/JP2005/014496 · Aug 8, 2005 · international
Continuity (3)
Division 12574413 · Oct 6, 2009
Division 11501449 · Aug 8, 2006
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