Semiconductor device including analog to digital conversion circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9793911-B2
Application number	US-201615265048-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2016
Priority date	Sep 25, 2015
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to shorten time required for detecting disconnection in an input terminal of an A/D conversion circuit. A semiconductor device includes a first input channel that couples a first input terminal and an A/D conversion unit to each other, a second input channel that couples a second input terminal and the A/D conversion unit to each other, and a control circuit unit that separates the second input channel from the second input terminal and the A/D conversion unit to charge or discharge the second input channel when a signal input into the first input terminal is sampled by the A/D conversion unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first input terminal;
a second input terminal;
an A/D conversion unit having a sample hold circuit;
a first input channel that couples the first input terminal and the A/D conversion unit to each other;
a second input channel that couples the second input terminal and the A/D conversion unit to each other; and
a control unit that provides:
in a first period, a first set of signals to enable electrical connection between the first input terminal and the A/D conversion unit through the first input channel, such that a signal input into the first input terminal is sampled by the sample hold circuit,
in a second period, a second set of signals to disenable electrical connection between the second input terminal and the A/D conversion unit through the second input channel, and
in a third period, a third set of signals to enable charging or discharging of the second input channel,

wherein a portion of the first period, a portion of the second period, and a portion of the third period overlap with each other.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an output signal line that couples an output of the first input channel, an output of the second input channel, and an input of the sample hold circuit to each other;
a charge unit that charges the output signal line; and
a discharge unit that discharges the output signal line.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first input channel includes:
a first input signal selection switch that is controlled at least by one of the first set of signals and couples the first input terminal to a first input signal line of the first input channel; and
a first switch that is controlled at least by another of the first set of signals and couples the first input signal line to the output signal line, and

wherein the second input channel includes:
a second input signal selection switch that is controlled at least by one of the second set of signals and couples the second input terminal to a second input signal line of the second input channel; and
a second switch that is controlled at least by another of the second set of signals and couples the second input signal line to the output signal line.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the charge unit includes:
a first charge switch that couples a power supply line to the output signal line;
a first charge control switch that couples the power supply line to the first input signal line; and
a second charge control switch that couples the power supply line to the second input signal line, and

wherein the discharge unit includes:
a first discharge switch that couples a grounding wire to the output signal line;
a first discharge control switch that couples the grounding wire to the first input signal line; and
a second discharge control switch that couples the grounding wire to the second input signal line.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first input channel further includes:
a first amplifier that is coupled to one end of the first switch; and
a first amplifier switch that couples an output of the first amplifier to the other end of the first switch, and

wherein the second input channel further includes:
a second amplifier that is coupled to one end of the second switch; and
a second amplifier switch that couples an output of the second amplifier to the other end of the second switch.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first input channel further includes:
a first bypass switch that couples the first switch to the output signal line;
a first sample hold circuit that is coupled to one end of the first bypass switch; and
a first sample hold switch that couples an output of the first sample hold circuit to the other end of the first bypass switch, and

wherein the second input channel further includes:
a second bypass switch that couples the second switch to the output signal line;
a second sample hold circuit that is coupled to one end of the second bypass switch; and
a second sample hold switch that couples an output of the second sample hold circuit to the other end of the second bypass switch.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a first amplifier switch that couples the first input signal line to an intermediate signal line;
a second amplifier switch that couples the second input signal line to the intermediate signal line;
a common amplifier that is coupled to the intermediate signal line; and
a common switch that couples the common amplifier to the output signal line.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a second charge switch that couples a power supply line to the intermediate signal line; and
a second discharge switch that couples a grounding wire to the intermediate signal line.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a determination unit that determines disconnection by comparing a conversion result of the A/D conversion unit with a predetermined value.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a register that stores the predetermined value; and
a CPU that sets the predetermined value to the register.

11. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first input tell terminal;
a first input signal selection switch that is coupled to the first input terminal;
a first input signal line that is coupled to the first input signal selection switch;
an input unit that is coupled to the first input signal line;
an output signal line that is coupled to the input unit; and
an A/D conversion unit that is coupled to the output signal line,
wherein the input unit includes:
a first parasitic capacitor that is coupled to the first input signal line;
a first charge control switch that couples a power supply line to the first input signal line;
a first discharge control switch that couples a grounding wire to the first input signal line;
a first switch that couples the output signal line to the first input signal line;
a common parasitic capacitance capacitor that is coupled to the output signal line;
a charge switch that couples the power supply line to the output signal line; and
a discharge switch that couples the grounding wire to the output signal line.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 ,
wherein the input unit further includes:
a second input terminal;
a second input signal selection switch that is coupled to the second input terminal;
a second input signal line that is coupled to the second input signal selection switch;
a second parasitic capacitor that is coupled to the second input signal line;
a second charge control switch that couples the power supply line to the second input signal line;
a second discharge control switch that couples the grounding wire to the second input signal line; and
a second switch that couples the output signal line to the second input signal line.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the input unit further includes:
a first amplifier that is coupled to one end of the first switch;
a first amplifier switch that couples an output of the first amplifier to the other end of the first switch;
a second amplifier that is coupled to one end of the second switch; and
a second amplifier switch that couples an output of the second amplifier to the other end of the second switch.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the input unit further

Assignees

• Renesas Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Usui Masaaki
• Nakano Shunsuke

Classifications

• H03M1/1245 Primary

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