Semiconductor circuit
View Patent ↗A semiconductor circuit converts an applied input voltage into a desired output voltage and outputs the same from a voltage output terminal. A first resistor, a second resistor, and a third resistor are connected in series between the voltage output terminal and a ground terminal. When a switch is brought to an open state, an output voltage based on a voltage divided by a combined resistance of the second and third resistors and the first resistor is supplied. When the switch is brought to a closed state, an output voltage based on a voltage divided by the second and first resistors is supplied. The semiconductor circuit has a configuration of controlling the resistance value of each voltage division resistor by a control signal from the outside.
1. A semiconductor circuit converting an input voltage applied thereto to a predetermined output voltage and supplying the same from a voltage output terminal,
the semiconductor circuit, comprising:
a MOS transistor;
an operational amplifier;
a first resistor;
a second resistor;
a third resistor;
an external terminal; and
a switch,
the first resistor, the second resistor, and the third resistor being connected in series between the voltage output terminal and a ground terminal in this order,
the MOS transistor having a source terminal connected to an input voltage terminal to which the input voltage is applied, and a drain terminal connected to the voltage output terminal,
the operational amplifier having a non-inversion input terminal to which a reference voltage is applied, an inversion input terminal to which a voltage of a connection point of the first resistor and the second resistor is applied, and an output terminal to which a gate terminal of the MOS transistor is connected,
the switch having a control terminal connected to the external terminal and being connected in parallel with the third resistor,
an open state of the switch brought by a signal input to the external terminal, permitting an output of the output voltage from the voltage output terminal based on a voltage divided between the first resistor and a combined resistance of the second resistor the third resistor, and
a closed state of the switch brought by the signal input to the external terminal, permitting an output of the output voltage from the voltage output terminal based on a voltage divided between the first resistor and the second resistor.
2. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a first fuse connected in series between the switch and the third resistor,
wherein cutting of the first fuse cuts a connection between the switch and the third resistor.
3. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fuse,
wherein the operational amplifier has an input terminal to which a control signal which controls the operation of the operational amplifier to be effective or ineffective is provided,
wherein the input terminal and the external terminal are connected through a logic circuit,
wherein the input terminal and the input voltage terminal are connected through a logic circuit and the second fuse,
wherein the input voltage is provided to the input terminal as the control signal until cutting of the second fuse,
wherein the signal is provided to the input terminal as the control signal after the cutting of the second fuse, and
wherein the operational amplifier is always controlled to be effective until the cutting of the second fuse, and controlled based on the signal input to the external terminal after the cutting of the second fuse.
4. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a first logic circuit and a second logic circuit each operating according to the magnitude of the signal and each having a different threshold value against the signal,
wherein the operational amplifier has an input terminal to which a control signal for controlling the operation of the operational amplifier to be effective or ineffective is provided,
wherein the input terminal and the external terminal are connected through the first logic circuit,
wherein the control terminal and the external terminal are connected through the second logic circuit,
wherein the operational amplifier operates based on the signal input through the first logic circuit,
wherein the switch operates based on the signal input through the second logic circuit, and
wherein the voltage divided by the combined resistance and the first resistor or the voltage divided by the second resistor and the first resistor is supplied as the output voltage.
5. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising a second fuse,
wherein the operational amplifier has an input terminal to which a control signal which controls the operation of the operational amplifier to be effective or ineffective is provided,
wherein the input terminal and the external terminal are connected through a logic circuit,
wherein the input terminal and the input voltage terminal are connected through a logic circuit and the second fuse,
wherein the input voltage is provided to the input terminal as the control signal until cutting of the second fuse,
wherein the signal is provided to the input terminal as the control signal after the cutting of the second fuse, and
wherein the operational amplifier is always controlled to be effective until the cutting of the second fuse, and controlled based on the signal input to the external terminal after the cutting of the second fuse.
6. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising a first logic circuit and a second logic circuit each operating according to the magnitude of the signal and each having a different threshold value against the signal,
wherein the operational amplifier has an input terminal to which a control signal for controlling the operation of the operational amplifier to be effective or ineffective is provided,
wherein the input terminal and the external terminal are connected through the first logic circuit,
wherein the control terminal and the external terminal are connected through the second logic circuit,
wherein the operational amplifier operates based on the signal input through the first logic circuit,
wherein the switch operates based on the signal input through the second logic circuit, and
wherein the voltage divided by the combined resistance and the first resistor or the voltage divided by the second resistor and the first resistor is supplied as the output voltage.