Communication method and communication system
First Claim
1. A communication method using a semiconductor device having a wireless function,the communication method comprising the step of:
- restarting a command sequence from a middle of the command sequence when supply of a power supply voltage is temporarily stopped,wherein the command sequence comprises the step of;
holding data in a storage circuit,wherein the storage circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a holding node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off, andwherein the storage circuit is electrically connected to a flip-flop so that a potential of a node in which the data in the flip-flop is retained is input to the holding node through the transistor.
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Abstract
A command sequence is restarted from the middle even when supply of power supply voltage to an internal circuit in a wireless tag is temporarily stopped (a power flicker occurs). A register or a cache memory included in a signal processing circuit in the wireless tag continues to retain data even after the supply of power supply voltage is stopped. After the power flicker occurs, the signal processing circuit in the wireless tag is returned to the state before the supply of power supply voltage is stopped and can restart signal processing. Consequently, the command sequence can be restarted from the middle.
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1. A communication method using a semiconductor device having a wireless function,
the communication method comprising the step of: -
restarting a command sequence from a middle of the command sequence when supply of a power supply voltage is temporarily stopped, wherein the command sequence comprises the step of; holding data in a storage circuit, wherein the storage circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a holding node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off, and wherein the storage circuit is electrically connected to a flip-flop so that a potential of a node in which the data in the flip-flop is retained is input to the holding node through the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication method using a semiconductor device having a wireless function, wherein the semiconductor device comprises a signal processing circuit including a flip-flop and a storage circuit,
the communication method comprising the step of: -
restarting a command sequence from a middle of the command sequence when supply of a power supply voltage is temporarily stopped, wherein the command sequence comprises the steps of; receiving a command by the semiconductor device; performing a signal processing on the basis of the command in the signal processing circuit; holding data in the storage circuit, wherein the data is retained in the flip-flop; and transmitting a response from the semiconductor device by modulating a first electromagnetic wave, wherein the response is based on a result of the signal processing, wherein the storage circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a holding node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off, and wherein the storage circuit is electrically connected to the flip-flop so that a potential of a node in which the data in the flip-flop is retained is input to the holding node through the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication method using a semiconductor device having a wireless function, wherein the semiconductor device comprises a signal processing circuit including a flip-flop and a storage circuit,
a command sequence comprising the step of: -
holding data in the storage circuit, the communication method comprising the steps of; restarting to generate a power supply voltage so that the command sequence restarts from a middle of the command sequence when the command sequence is temporarily stopped, inputting data retained in the storage circuit to the flip-flop; performing signal processing in the signal processing circuit by using the data; transmitting a response based on a result of the signal processing to a reader/writer by modulation of a electromagnetic wave in the semiconductor device; receiving the response by the reader/writer; and transmitting a command based on the response by modulation of the electromagnetic wave in the reader/writer, wherein the storage circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a holding node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off, and wherein the storage circuit is electrically connected to the flip-flop so that a potential of a node in which the data in the flip-flop is retained is input to the holding node through the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communication system comprising:
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a semiconductor device for performing wireless communication, wherein the semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit for performing signal processing on the basis of a command, wherein the signal processing circuit includes a register, wherein the register includes plural sets of a flip-flop and a storage circuit for storing data retained in the flip-flop, wherein the storage circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a holding node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off, and wherein the storage circuit is electrically connected to the flip-flop so that a potential of a node in which the data in the flip-flop is retained is input to the holding node through the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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