摘要:
A input signal is received by a level shift circuit (41) to generate a plurality of level-shifted output signals (A, B,..., A , B ,...) which have different shift amounts to each other. A switch circuit (42), selectively outputs the level-shifted output signals in response to a logic level of the input signal. The switch circuit selects a signal having a higher potential from the level-shifted output signals when the logic level of the input signal indicates a first level, and selects a signal having a lower potential from said level-shifted output signals when the logic level of the input signal indicates a second level.
摘要:
A CMIS circuit device such as an IC chip of a semiconductor memory device which is made selectable by using at least two chip-select signals (CS,, CS 2 ) having opposite polarities. The CMIS circuit device has a chip-select control circuit for establishing a chip-selected state and a chip-unselected state upon receiving the above-mentioned chip-select signals. The chip-select control circuit comprises a CMIS inverter means (IV,) for inverting one of the chip-select signals (CS 2 ) and a CMIS logic gate means (lV 2 ) for receiving an output signal (a) of the CMIS) inverter means and the other chip select signal or signals (CS 1 ) and for outputting an internal chip-select control signal (CS). The CMIS inverter means (IV 1 ) comprises a CMIS inverter (Q 20 , Q 21 ) and one or more control transistors (Q 19 ) which receive the other chip-select signal or signals (CS 1 ) at the gates thereof and which are inserted in series between a power terminal of the CMIS inverter and a power source.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device comprising bit lines, word lines, memory cells arranged at the intersections of the bit lines and the word lines, data buses, and transfer gate transistors connected between the bit lines and the data buses, an information signal being read out to the data buses from the memory cells through the bit lines by turning on the transfer gate transistors and the transfer gate transistors having a threshold voltage smaller than that of the transistors used in the other circuits of the semiconductor memory device.
摘要:
A CMIS circuit device such as an IC chip of a semiconductor memory device which is made selectable by using at least two chip-select signals (CS,, CS 2 ) having opposite polarities. The CMIS circuit device has a chip-select control circuit for establishing a chip-selected state and a chip-unselected state upon receiving the above-mentioned chip-select signals. The chip-select control circuit comprises a CMIS inverter means (IV,) for inverting one of the chip-select signals (CS 2 ) and a CMIS logic gate means (lV 2 ) for receiving an output signal (a) of the CMIS) inverter means and the other chip select signal or signals (CS 1 ) and for outputting an internal chip-select control signal (CS). The CMIS inverter means (IV 1 ) comprises a CMIS inverter (Q 20 , Q 21 ) and one or more control transistors (Q 19 ) which receive the other chip-select signal or signals (CS 1 ) at the gates thereof and which are inserted in series between a power terminal of the CMIS inverter and a power source.
摘要:
A input signal is received by a level shift circuit (41) to generate a plurality of level-shifted output signals (A, B,..., A , B ,...) which have different shift amounts to each other. A switch circuit (42), selectively outputs the level-shifted output signals in response to a logic level of the input signal. The switch circuit selects a signal having a higher potential from the level-shifted output signals when the logic level of the input signal indicates a first level, and selects a signal having a lower potential from said level-shifted output signals when the logic level of the input signal indicates a second level.
摘要:
A static-type RAM device in which the amplitude of the data signal stored in a memory cell just after the writing in of data is completed is increased and the stability of the data stored in each memory cell is increased. The RAM device comprises a bit-line pufling-up means for pulling up the potential of a bit line to a voltage which is approximately equal to or larger than the power supply voltage and a word-line pulling-up means for pulling up the potential of a selected word line to a voltage which is larger than the power supply voltage after the writing in of data is completed.
摘要:
A sense amplifier for a circuit having a complementary output, such as a static MOS memory device, has a clamping means (0 7 , Q 8 ) connected between the output terminals (OUT1, OUT2) of the sense amplifier. The clamping means clamps the differential output voltage to a value which is sufficiently low to reduce the time delay of the output signal, in order to obtain a high switching rate of the sense amplifier, but still sufficient to keep the output voltage at the level necessary to operate a subsequent circuit of the device.
摘要:
in a semiconductor device including a connection structure comprising a first conductive layer 14 formed in or on a semiconductor substrate 11, a second conductive layer 15 arranged adjacent the first conductive layer 14, and a third conductive layer 17 connecting the first conductive layer 14, and to the second conductive layer 15. The third conductive layer 17 is in contact with the first 14 and second 15 conductive layers in a contact region 16'. One dimension of the portion of the second conductive layer 15 in the contact region 16' varies which enables the size of the contact region 16' to be reduced whilst still ensuring a positive connection between the first 14 and second 15, conductive layers even in the event of their misregistry.