Patent ID: 8526262

Claim:
A multi-channel semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a plurality of memory devices that are independently accessible, each of the plurality of memory devices comprising at least one associated power generation unit and a dedicated control unit for controlling an operation of the at least one associated power generation unit; a detection unit configured to detect an operation state of the plurality of memory devices; and a common control unit separate and distinct from the dedicated control unit for each of the plurality of memory devices and configured to commonly control an operation of all of the at least one power generation unit of all of the plurality of memory devices at a same time according to the operation state of the plurality of memory devices detected by the detection unit, wherein the dedicated control units of each of the plurality of memory devices are configured to control the operation of the at least one power generation unit of a corresponding one of the plurality of memory devices and are separate from the common control unit configured to control all of the plurality of memory devices.