Semiconductor device, semiconductor system, and control method of the same
AssigneeRenesas Electronics Corporation
InventorsTakahiko GOMI, Ryu NAGASAWA
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Abstract
A semiconductor device is provided which can suppress heating while assigning performances to a plurality of modules whose heat generations are controlled while considering usage conditions of the plurality of modules. The semiconductor device includes a load detection unit that detects operation rates of the plurality of modules, a weighting calculation unit that calculates coefficients of the plurality of modules based on the operation rates of the plurality of modules, and a heat generation control unit that controls power consumptions of the plurality of modules based on the coefficients of the plurality of modules.
Claims13
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a load detection unit that detects operation rates of a plurality of modules;
- a weighting calculation unit that calculates coefficients of the modules based on the operation rates of the modules, and
- a heat generation control unit that controls power consumptions of the modules based on the coefficients of the modules.
A semiconductor system comprising:
- a first semiconductor device;
- and
- a second semiconductor device,
- wherein the first semiconductor device includes
- a load detection unit that detects an operation rate of a first module of the first semiconductor device and an operation rate of a second module of the second semiconductor device,
- a weighting calculation unit that calculates coefficients of the first module and the second module based on the operation rates of the first module and the second module, and
- a heat generation control unit that controls power consumptions of the first module and the second module based on the coefficients of the first module and the second module.
A control method in a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- detecting operation rates of a plurality of modules;
- calculating coefficients of the modules based on the operation rates of the modules;
- and
- controlling power consumptions of the modules based on the coefficients of the modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.