Semiconductor integrated circuit device having bulk bias control function and method of driving the same

摘要

A semiconductor integrated circuit device having a bulk bias control function is provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit device may be configured to output the first external voltage as a bulk voltage of a transistor in a power-up period, and to output a second external voltage having a higher level than the first external voltage as the bulk voltage of the transistor in a power-down mode.

主权项

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
a PMOS bulk bias generation block configured to output a first external voltage as a bulk voltage of a PMOS transistor in a power-up period, and output a second external voltage as the bulk voltage of the PMOS transistor in a power-down mode, in response to a bulk bias enable signal configured to be enabled in the power-down mode and a leakage signal; and a NMOS bulk bias generation block configured to output a ground voltage as a bulk voltage of an NMOS transistor in the power-up period, and output a negative voltage as the bulk voltage of the NMOS transistor in the power-down mode, in response to the bulk bias enable signal, wherein the second external voltage has a higher level than the first external voltage, and wherein the negative voltage has a larger absolute value than the ground voltage.