Semiconductor integrated circuit device
View Patent ↗A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a plurality of internal power supply generating circuits arranged on a single chip and a common monitor pad is provided. The internal power supply generating circuits are connected via respective switches to the common monitor pad, and the internal power supply generating circuits and the monitor pad are selectively connectable using the switches.
1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
a plurality of internal power supply generating circuits arranged on a single chip; and
a common monitor pad;
wherein the internal power supply generating circuits are connected via respective switches to the common monitor pad,
the internal power supply generating circuits and the monitor pad are selectively connectable by the switches, and
the internal power supply generating circuits generate equal internal power supply voltage.
2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the internal power supply generating circuits generates an internal power supply based on an external power supply.
3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein all of the switches are capable of being turned off at the same time, and each of the switches is capable of being turned on or off selectively.
4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the switches is an N-channel transistor or a P-channel transistor.
5. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
a plurality of internal power supply generating circuits arranged on a single chip; and
a common monitor pad;
wherein the internal power supply generating circuits are connected via respective switches to the common monitor pad,
the internal power supply generating circuits and the monitor pad are selectively connectable by the switches, and
the internal power supply generating circuits are capable of being all or selectively brought into a deactivated state; and
driver control portions connected to the internal power supply generating circuits,
wherein the driver control portions control a supply of a voltage to the internal power supply generating circuits, the voltage being input via an external pad.
6. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5 , wherein the driver control portions are provided respectively for the internal power supply generating circuits, and the driver control portions and the switches are controlled by a common control signal.
7. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
a plurality of internal power supply generating circuits arranged on a single chip;
a common monitor pad; and
voltage level shifting circuits between the internal power supply generating circuits and the switches;
wherein the internal power supply generating circuits are connected via respective switches to the common monitor pad,
the internal power supply generating circuits and the monitor pad are selectively connectable by the switches, and
the voltage level shifting circuits shift voltage levels of internal power supplies generated in the internal power supply generating circuits.