Voltage adjusting circuit and method for adjusting voltage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10396648-B2
Application number	US-201715841591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 27, 2016
Publication date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019

Abstract

A voltage adjusting circuit includes a variable current generating means for generating a variable current to be supplied to a power source line, a decision voltage generating means for generating a decision voltage by using a power source voltage of the power source line, and power source noise detecting means for detecting power source noise of the power source line by using the power source voltage of the power source line and the decision voltage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A voltage adjusting circuit, comprising:
a voltage generating circuit that generates a power source voltage of a power source line;
a variable current generating unit that generates a monotonously increasing variable current to be supplied to the power source line;
a decision voltage generating unit that generates a decision voltage by using the power source voltage of the power source line;
a power source noise detecting unit that detects power source noise of the power source line based on the power source voltage of the power source line and the decision voltage; and
a setting voltage decision circuit that decides a setting value for the power source voltage, based on a detection result by the power source noise detecting unit.

2. The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the decision voltage generating unit generates the decision voltage by dividing ON resistance of a plurality of transistors being connected in series.

3. The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the decision voltage generating unit generates a plurality of decision voltages that are different from each other by using the power source voltage of the power source line.

4. The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 3 , wherein the power source noise detecting unit detects the power source noise of the power source line based on the power source voltage of the power source line and the plurality of decision voltages.

5. The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the voltage generating circuit is controlled in response to a detection result of the power source noise detected by the power source noise detecting unit.

6. The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a setup/hold error detecting circuit that functions by using the decision voltage, as the power source voltage, and detects at least one of a setup error and a hold error.

7. A method for adjusting voltage, comprising:
generating a power source voltage of a power source line;
generating a decision voltage by using a power source voltage of a power source line;
supplying a monotonously increasing variable current to the power source line;
detecting power source noise of the power source line based on the power source voltage of the power source line, to which the variable current is supplied, and the decision voltage; and
deciding a setting value for the power source voltage, based on a detection result by the detecting the power source noise.

8. The method for adjusting voltage of claim 7 , wherein the decision voltage is generated by dividing ON resistance of a plurality of transistors that are connected in series.

9. The method for adjusting voltage of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of decision voltages that are different from each other are generated by using the power source voltage of the power source line, and the power source noise of the power source line is detected based on the power source voltage of the power source line, to which the variable current is supplied, and the plurality of decision voltages.

10. The method for adjusting voltage of claim 7 , wherein a voltage generating circuit that generates the power source voltage of the power source line is controlled in response to a detection result of the power source noise.

11. The method for adjusting voltage of claim 7 , wherein at least one of a setup error and a hold error is detected by using the decision voltage, as the power source voltage.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Katou Toshihiro

Classifications

• G05F1/10

  Regulating voltage or current  (G05F1/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M5/46

  by dynamic converters · CPC title

• H02M2001/0022

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G05F1/46 Primary

  wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC (G05F1/625 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M1/00 Primary

  Details of apparatus for conversion · CPC title