Semiconductor integrated circuit

US8975951B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8975951-B2
Application numberUS-201214009593-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 10, 2012
Priority dateApr 11, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Electronic apparatus that can suppress the operating voltage of an incorporated semiconductor integrated circuit to a low voltage is provided. Electronic apparatus 1 includes a power supply circuit 13 , a semiconductor integrated circuit 10 that operates by a supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 13 , and a temperature sensor 11 that measures the temperature of the semiconductor integrated circuit 10 . The power supply circuit 13 decreases the supply voltage according to a rise in the measured temperature.

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The invention claimed is: 1. Electronic apparatus comprising: a power supply circuit; a semiconductor integrated circuit that operates by a supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit; and a temperature sensor that measures temperature of the semiconductor integrated circuit, wherein the power supply circuit decreases the supply voltage according to a rise in the measured temperature while maintaining the operating frequency unchanged in accordance with a timing pr…

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What does patent US8975951B2 cover?
Electronic apparatus that can suppress the operating voltage of an incorporated semiconductor integrated circuit to a low voltage is provided. Electronic apparatus 1 includes a power supply circuit 13 , a semiconductor integrated circuit 10 that operates by a supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 13 , and a temperature sensor 11 that measures the temperature of the semic…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Inoue Takeshi, Takashima Shinji, Sony Corp, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G05F1/463. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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