Semiconductor integrated circuit device operated with an applied

Details Semiconductor integrated circuit device operated with an applied Semiconductor integrated circuit device operated with an applied

1991-03-01

1992-06-30

Grimm, Siegfried H.

Oscillators

Plural oscillators

331 49, 331 57, 331158, 331185, 331186, H03B 532, H03L 100, H03L 300

Patent

active

051266954

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises a first oscillator circuit driven by a first voltage for generating a first clock signal employed as the internal system clock signal for an internal circuit in the integrated circuit device and a second oscillator circuit driven by a second voltage lower than said first voltage for generating a second clock signal. A voltage boost circuit generates a stepped up voltage based on the second clock signal, which stepped up voltage is higher than the first voltage and is supplied to the first oscillator circuit and the internal circuit as their circuit source voltage. In another embodiment, an oscillation detecting circuit detects whether or not the first oscillator circuit is in an oscillating or non-oscillating state and, then, generates a clock selection control signal of a first type when the first oscillator circuit is in a non-oscillating state and generates a clock selection control signal of a second type when the first oscillator circuit is in an oscillating state. A clock signal selecting circuit is connected to receive either the first type or the second type clock selection control signal for respectively selecting either the second or the first clock signal for output. The oscillation detecting circuit is adapted to cease the oscillation of the second oscillator circuit when the first oscillator circuit is in its oscillating state.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3328718 (1967-06-01), Murray
patent: 3546626 (1970-12-01), McGhee
patent: 4001664 (1977-01-01), Hyltin
patent: 4254492 (1981-03-01), McDermott, III

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