Semiconductor device

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2007-05-17

2010-10-19

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

C713S300000, C713S320000, C713S324000, C365S063000, C365S226000

Reexamination Certificate

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07818598

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device provided on a semiconductor substrate having a cell placing area disposed on a semiconductor substrate, the cell placing area including a plurality of basic cells supplied with power from a local power supply line, a global power supply line to supply power to the local power supply line, at least one switch cell having a terminal electrically connected to the global power supply line, another terminal electrically connected to the local power supply line and a switch to turn on and off power supply from the global power supply line to the local power supply line and a repeater circuit disposed in the cell placing area, the repeater circuit supplied with power from the global power supply line without interposing the switch.

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patent: 6738934 (2004-05-01), Frank et al.
patent: 6879538 (2005-04-01), Lovett et al.
patent: 2006/0082384 (2006-04-01), Deogun et al.
patent: 2004-186666 (2004-07-01), None

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