Supply voltage distribution system with reduced resistance for semiconductor devices

摘要

A supply voltage distribution system for distributing a supply voltage through a semiconductor device, the supply voltage distribution system comprising:
a first supply voltage distribution line arrangement and a second supply voltage distribution line arrangement, said first supply voltage distribution line arrangement and said second supply voltage distribution line arrangement being adapted to receive from outside the semiconductor device a semiconductor device supply voltage and to distribute a supply voltage to respective first and second portions of the semiconductor device; anda voltage-to-voltage conversion circuit connected to the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement, wherein the voltage-to-voltage conversion circuit is adapted to either transfer onto the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement the semiconductor device supply voltage received from outside the semiconductor device, or to put on the first supply voltage distribution line a converted supply voltage having a value different from the semiconductor device supply voltage.

主权项

1. A supply voltage distribution system comprising:
a first supply voltage distribution line arrangement and a second supply voltage distribution line arrangement, the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement and the second supply voltage distribution line arrangement being adapted to receive from outside a semiconductor device a semiconductor device supply voltage and to distribute respectively first and second supply voltages to first and second portions of the semiconductor device, wherein the first portion of the semiconductor device includes a core circuit, and wherein the second portion of the semiconductor device includes an interfacing circuit; a voltage level adapter to interface the core circuit and the interfacing circuit; and a voltage-to-voltage conversion circuit connected to the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement, wherein the voltage-to-voltage conversion circuit is adapted to provide the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement with the semiconductor device supply voltage received from outside the semiconductor device or with a converted supply voltage different from the semiconductor device supply voltage, and wherein the voltage-to-voltage conversion circuit is adapted to selectively cause the first supply voltage distribution line arrangement to be electrically coupled to the second supply voltage distribution line arrangement.