Semiconductor integrated circuit device, electronic device, and radio communication device
View Patent ↗In an embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a driver circuit that drives a transmission line, an output terminal coupled to the output of the driver circuit, and a variable-impedance circuit. The variable-impedance circuit is coupled, for example, between the driver circuit and the output terminals for series-termination of the transmission line.
1. A radio communication device, comprising:
a radio frequency IC for processing radio frequency signals; a baseband IC for processing baseband signals, coupled to the radio frequency IC; an application processor IC including a driver circuit and a system state control unit, coupled to the baseband IC; a first peripheral device coupled to the driver circuit via a first transmission line and controlled by the driver circuit; a second peripheral device coupled to the driver circuit via a second transmission line and controlled by the driver circuit; and a power management IC controlled by the system state control unit and configured to control a power supply to the first and second peripheral devices, wherein the driver circuit and the first transmission line are coupled via a variable-impedance circuit, wherein the driver circuit and the second transmission line are coupled via the variable-impedance circuit, wherein the system state control unit is configured to adjust an impedance value of the variable-impedance circuit depending on a state of the power supply to the first and second peripheral devices, and wherein a series termination circuit of the first and second peripheral devices has a resistance of 50 ohms.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the variable-impedance circuit is configured to match impedances between the driver circuit and the first and second peripheral devices.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second peripheral devices are camera devices.
4. A radio communication device, comprising:
a radio frequency IC for processing radio frequency signals; a baseband IC for processing baseband signals, coupled to the radio frequency IC; an application processor IC including a driver circuit and a system state control unit, coupled to the baseband IC; a first peripheral device coupled to the driver circuit via a first transmission line and controlled by the driver circuit; and a second peripheral device coupled to the driver circuit via a second transmission line and controlled by the driver circuit; and a power management IC controlled by the system state control unit and configured to control a power supply to the first and second peripheral devices, wherein the first peripheral device and the first transmission line are coupled via a first variable-impedance circuit, wherein the second peripheral device and the second transmission line are coupled via a second variable-impedance circuit,
wherein the system state control unit is configured to adjust impedance values of the first and second variable-impedance circuits depending on a state of the power supply to the first and second peripheral devices, and wherein a series termination circuit of the first and second peripheral devices has a resistance of 50 ohms.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first variable-impedance circuit is configured to match an impedance between the driver circuit and the first peripheral device, and
wherein the second variable-impedance circuit is configured to match an impedance between the driver circuit and the second peripheral device.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first and second peripheral devices are camera devices.