Semiconductor device

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a period defining block configured to generate a period defining signal corresponding to a test time period based on a test mode signal and one or more command signals; and

a monitoring block configured to count a clock signal during a plurality of count periods included in the test time period based on the period defining signal, and generate a minimum count value and a maximum count value among count values of the clock signal corresponding to the respective count periods as a monitoring signal;

wherein the minimum count value corresponds to a minimum amount of a voltage drop of a power supply voltage and the maximum count value corresponds to a maximum amounts of a voltage drop of the power supply voltage,

wherein the monitoring block generates an oscillation signal based on the period defining signal and determines the plurality of count periods based on the oscillation signal,

wherein the oscillation signal has a variable period corresponding to a voltage drop of the power supply voltage, and

wherein the clock signal has a fixed period regardless of the power supply voltage.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the command signals include a column command signal having a gapless pattern.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the period defining block includes:

a command analysis unit configured to generate a period start signal corresponding to a first input number of the column command signal and a period termination signal corresponding to a second input number of the command signal based on the column command signal; and

a period defining signal generation unit configured to generate the period defining signal based on the test mode signal, the period start signal and the period termination signal.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the command signal includes a column command signal and a precharge command signal.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the period defining block includes:

a command analysis unit configured to generate a period start signal based on the column command signal and a period termination signal based on the precharge command signal; and

a period defining signal generation unit configured to generate the period defining signal based on the test mode signal, the period start signal and the period termination signal.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring block includes:

an oscillation signal generation unit configured to generate the oscillation signal during the test time period based on the period defining signal;

a first counting unit configured to count the oscillation signal to generate a first count signal;

a count detection unit configured to generate a count repeat period signal, which is activated during the respective count periods corresponding to a set count range, based on the first count signal;

a second counting unit configured to count the clock signal during the respective count periods to generate a second count signal for each count period based on the count repeat period signal and the clock signal;

a first update unit configured to update the minimum count value based on the second count signal;

a second update unit configured to update the maximum count value based on the second count signal; and

a monitoring signal output unit configured to sequentially output the minimum count value and the maximum count value as the monitoring signal based on first and second output control signals.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the oscillation signal generation unit uses the power supply voltage.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the first and second output control signals are activated after a test mode including the test time period terminates, and

wherein the monitoring signal output unit outputs the monitoring signal to a global input/output line based on the first and second output control signals.

9. A method of operation of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

generating a period defining signal corresponding to a test mode period based on a test mode signal and a command signal; and

generating a monitoring signal corresponding to an oscillation signal during the test time period based on the period defining signal and a clock signal,

wherein the generating of the monitoring signal includes:

counting the oscillation signal during the test time period to generate the first count signal;

generating a count repeat period signal, which is activated during a plurality of count periods corresponding to a set count range, based on a first count signal;

counting the clock signal during the respective count periods based on the count repeat period signal; and

generating a minimum count value and a maximum count value among count values of the clock signal corresponding to the respective count periods as the monitoring signal.