IP Library Granted Patent US 8,853,822
Granted Patent B2
US 8,853,822 · App. 13/679,156 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,853,822
App. No.
13/679,156
Granted
Oct 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device according to this invention includes a first power line that supplies power to a first circuit, a second power line that supplies power to a second circuit, and a capacitive element that is provided between the first power line and the second power line.

Claims (28)

1. An electronic device comprising:

first and second power lines that supply an operating voltage to a first circuit comprising an output circuit;

third and fourth power lines, different from the first and second power lines, that supply an operating voltage to a second circuit different from said first circuit;

a first capacitive element having one end connected to said first power line and another end connected to said third power line; and

a second capacitive element having one end connected to said first power line and another end connected to said second power line,

wherein the second circuit comprises a circuit configured to provide a data signal to the output circuit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third capacitive element having one end connected to said third power line and another end connected to said fourth power line.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third capacitive element having one end connected to said second power line and another end connected to said fourth power line.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a switching element connected in series with said first capacitive element between said first power line and said third power line.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a chip to which first to fourth power supply terminals and an output terminal are connected;

first to fourth connecting lines that respectively connect said first to fourth power lines to the first to fourth power supply terminals, respectively; and

an output line that connects the output terminal to the first circuit.

6. A method comprising:

supplying, via first and second power lines, an operating voltage to a first circuit comprising an output circuit;

supplying, via third and fourth power lines that are different from the first and second power lines, an operating voltage to a second circuit, different from said first circuit,; and

providing a data signal to the output circuit via the second circuit,

wherein between and connected to the first and third power lines is a first capacitive element, and between and connected to the first and second power lines is a second capacitive element.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein between and connected to the third and fourth power lines is a third capacitive element.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein between and connected to the second and fourth power lines is a third capacitive element.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a switching element connected in series with said first capacitive element between said first power line and said third power line.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a chip to which first to fourth power supply terminals and an output terminal are connected;

first to fourth connecting lines that respectively connect said first to fourth power lines to the first to fourth power supply terminals, respectively; and

an output line that connects the output terminal to the first circuit.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: LONGITUDE SEMICONDUCTOR S.A.R.L.
To: LONGITUDE LICENSING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 046863/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: PS5 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: LONGITUDE SEMICONDUCTOR S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 039793/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: PS5 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 039818/0506 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 032899/0196 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 29, 2013
From: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: ELPIDA MEMORY INC.
Reel/Frame 032414/0261 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2013
From: KATAGIRI, MITSUAKI; FUJISAWA, HIROKI; TAKEDA, HIROMASA; IWAKURA, KEN; UEMATSU, YUTAKA; SHINKAI, GO
To: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 030873/0772 →