Semiconductor device and method of operating the semiconductor device

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a voltage generator configured to generate a test voltage;

a graphene transistor configured to receive a gate-source voltage in response to the test voltage; and

a detector configured to detect whether the gate-source voltage is a Dirac voltage of the graphene transistor, and output a feedback signal applied to the voltage generator indicating whether the gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the detector is configured to detect whether the graphene transistor is off, and

if the graphene transistor is detected as being off, the detector detects the gate-source voltage as the Dirac voltage.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the detector is configured to detect whether the graphene transistor is off based on at least one of a drain-source voltage and a drain-source current of the graphene transistor.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein if the feedback signal indicates that the gate-source voltage is not the Dirac voltage, the voltage generator is configured to modify the test voltage.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the voltage generator comprises:

a voltage regulating unit configured to generate the test voltage based on data stored in a storage unit; and

a storage regulating unit configured to regulate the data stored in the storage unit based on the feedback signal.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein

the voltage regulating unit comprises a first variable resistor and a second variable resistor, and is configured to generate the test voltage based on a ratio of a first resistance of the first variable resistor and a second resistance of the second variable resistor, and

the voltage regulating unit is configured to determine the ratio of the first resistance and the second resistance based on the data.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein during a detection period, the storage regulating unit is configured to modify the data such that the test voltage increases periodically.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the detection period starts based on an enable signal and ends when the feedback signal indicates that the gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the enable signal indicates a start of the detection period based on at least one of a manufacture time, a power on time, and an initialization time of the semiconductor device.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the graphene transistor is formed in a first region including graphene, and the voltage generator and the detector are formed in a second region which does not include the graphene.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a signal converter that is formed in the second region, the signal converter configured to receive an input signal from the second region and output an output signal obtained by converting the input signal,

wherein the output signal is supplied to the first region.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the input signal comprises an off voltage and a power voltage, and

the signal converter is configured to convert the off voltage into the Dirac voltage, and convert the power voltage into an operational voltage of the graphene transistor.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a voltage generator configured to generate a first test voltage;

a graphene transistor configured to receive a first gate-source voltage in response to the first test voltage; and

a detector configured to detect whether the first gate-source voltage is a Dirac voltage of the graphene transistor, and output a first feedback signal to the voltage generator, the first feedback signal indicating that the first gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage, if the graphene transistor is off.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein when the first feedback signal indicates that the first gate-source voltage is not the Dirac voltage, the voltage generator is configured to generate a second test voltage, and

the graphene transistor is configured to receive a second gate-source voltage based on the second test voltage, and

the detector is configured to detect whether the second gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage of the graphene transistor, and output a second feedback signal to the voltage generator, the second feedback signal indicating that the second gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage, if the graphene transistor is off.

15. A method of operating a semiconductor device including a graphene transistor, the method comprising:

generating a test voltage;

applying a gate-source voltage to the graphene transistor in response to the test voltage;

detecting whether the gate-source voltage is a Dirac voltage of the graphene transistor;

generating a feedback signal indicating whether the gate-source voltage is the Dirac voltage; and

determining whether to modify the test voltage, based on the feedback signal.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the detecting whether the gate-source voltage is a Dirac voltage of the graphene transistor comprises:

detecting whether the graphene transistor is turned off or not, by applying the gate-source voltage to the graphene transistor; and

if the graphene transistor is detected as being turned off, detecting the gate-source voltage as the Dirac voltage.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the test voltage is generated based on data stored in a storage unit.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the determining whether to modify the test voltage based on the feedback signal, comprises:

when the feedback signal indicates that the gate-source voltage is not the Dirac voltage, modifying the data stored in the storage unit; and

modifying the test voltage based on the modified data.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

converting an input signal received from a second region; and

supplying, to a first region, an output signal obtained by converting the input signal,

wherein the first region is where the graphene transistor is formed.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the input signal comprises an off voltage and a power voltage, and

the converting the input signal comprises:

converting the off voltage into the Dirac voltage; and

converting the power voltage into an operational voltage of the graphene transistor.

21. A semiconductor device comprising:

a graphene transistor having a gate-source voltage that is set in response to a test voltage;

a voltage generator configured to generate the test voltage which varies in response to a feedback signal; and

a detector configured to,

detect whether the gate-source voltage is a reference voltage; and

output the feedback signal to the voltage generator indicating whether the gate-source voltage is the reference voltage.

22. The semiconductor device of claim 21 , wherein the reference voltage is a voltage level where a conductivity of the graphene transistor is a minimum.

23. The semiconductor device of claim 21 , wherein the voltage generator is further configured to vary the generated test voltage, if the feedback signal indicates that the gate-source voltage is not the reference voltage.

24. The semiconductor device of claim 21 , wherein the gate-source voltage is one of the test voltage and a difference between a fixed gate voltage and the test voltage.

25. The semiconductor device of claim 21 , wherein the voltage generator comprises a voltage regulating unit configured to generate the test voltage based on the feedback signal.

26. The semiconductor device of claim 25 , wherein the voltage regulating unit comprises:

an operational amplifier that is configured to compare a data voltage with a first reference voltage; and

a plurality of resistors configured to generate a variable resistance according to the feedback signal such that the data voltage supplied to the operational amplifier varies.