ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,582, issued on March 4, was assigned to LAPIS Technology Co. Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Semiconductor integrated circuit" was invented by Eikichi Shimizu (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first control part included in a first region in which a first operation speed is permitted, a second control part included in a second region in which power supply is cut off in a power saving mode and in which an operation at a speed higher than the first operation speed is required, a functional part having a specific function, and a selection part selecting either a first path connecting ...