摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having electrically erasable nonvolatile memory cells to and from which data is automatically written and erased according to an internal algorithm incorporated in said semiconductor memory device. The allowable value of write or erase operations is determined according to the internal algorithm, which is variable. Thus, a device embodying the present invention can carry out a delivery test with "n" rewrite operations at the most, and taking into account deterioration due to an increase in the number of rewrite operations, can guarantee the maximum number of rewrite operations N (N>n) possible by a user.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having a plurality of word lines (WLs), a plurality of bit lines (BLs), and a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells (MCs) each formed of a MIS transistor disposed at an intersection of a word line with a bit line. The threshold voltage of each MIS transistor is externally electrically controllable according to charges to be injected to a floating gate thereof, and the floating gates of the MIS transistors are arranged to be simultaneously discharged to collectively erase the memory cells. The invention provides means for saving overerased memory cells of the semiconductor memory device, detecting memory cells that have been overerased by the collective erasing, and writing data to the overerased memory cells, thereby saving them.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having a plurality of word lines (WLs), a plurality of bit lines (BLs), and memory cells (MCs) disposed at intersections of the word lines and bit lines. A decoder circuit (901; 912, 914) selects one memory cell according to an address signal in a normal decoding function, and carries out a full selection operation or a nonselection operation of the word lines or bit lines in a test function. The decoder circuit comprises an output row or a decoding row connected to a first power source (904) and a second power source (905), the first power source supplying a high voltage (Vcc), and the second power source supplying a reference voltage (Vss) or the high voltage in response to a control signal (AH, AL).
摘要:
A flash memory which includes a memory cell array (271) in which a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells that can be erased electrically are set in array and decoding units (273) that decode a plurality of signals and access said memory cell array (271), further comprises: drive units (274) each of which includes a first power terminal (275) and a second power terminal (276), inputs the output of the decoding unit (273), and selectively outputs a voltage applied to the first power terminal (275) or a voltage approximate to that voltage, and a voltage applied to the second power terminal or a voltage approximate to that voltage; the drive unit (274) assuming a first operation mode, in which a first voltage is applied to the first power terminal (275) and a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage is applied to the second power terminal (276), and a second operation mode, in which a third voltage is applied to the first power terminal (275) and a fourth voltage that is higher than the third voltage is applied to the second power terminal (276); and selecting an output voltage depending on whether the first or second operation mode is specified.
摘要:
In a semiconductor memory device wherein a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines (BL) are arranged perpendicular to each other, memory cells are located at the cross positions between each word line and each bitline, and one of the bit lines is selected by the operation of a bit line selection transistor driven with the signal of a column decoder via column selection signal lines (B 1 to B 8 ); the bit line selection transistors are separated into a plurality of blocks (31, 32, 33, 34) corresponding to each bit line group, the bit line selection transistors in each block are arranged along the direction of the bit lines, the gates of the bit line selection transistors are arranged perpendicular to the direction of the bitlines, and the gates of the bit line selection transistors in one block are commonly connected with the gates of the corresponding bit line selection transistors in the adjoining blocks. Thus, the pitch between transistor blocks is reduced, the pattern of the bit lines is made denser, and the integration density of the semiconductor memory device is increased.
摘要:
An integrated semiconductor circuit device for generating a switching control signal (BR1) including a fuse (611) having one terminal connected to a power source (V cc ), and the other terminal connected to a flip-flop circuit (614) comprising a cross-connected pair of complementary MOS field effect transistor type inverters (614a to 614d). The output of the flip-flop circuit (BR1) can be used as the switching control signal for a semiconductor memory device with a redundant circuit.
摘要:
A flash memory comprises a cell matrix, in which rewritable nonvolatile memory cells (591ij) are arranged at intersections between a plurality of word lines (WLi) and a plurality of bit lines (BLi), and also comprises row decoders (587) for applying specified voltage selectively to the word lines (WLi) during writing or reading. The flash memory further comprises: switch circuits (590i) that are located between the cell matrix and the row decoder (587) in association with the word lines, and that enter a cutoff state when the word lines are set to negative voltage and enter a conducting state on any other occasion; negative-voltage bias circuits (592) whose negative-voltage output terminals (554) are connected to the word lines (WLi), and that apply the voltage output of a negative power supply to the word lines in response to a clock pulse (CLK) ; and clock pulse control circuits (593, 594) for causing the clock pulse (CLK) to be supplied to the negative-voltage bias circuit when it is detected during erasing that the word lines (WLi) are selected. The word lines (WLi) are divided into a plurality of groups and the clock pulse control circuits (593, 594) are operable to cause the clock pulse (CLK) to be supplied to each of the negative-voltage bias circuits connected to the selected word lines in a group when any word lines in the group are selected.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having electrically erasable nonvolatile memory cells to and from which data is automatically written and erased according to an internal algorithm incorporated in said semiconductor memory device. The allowable value of write or erase operations is determined according to the internal algorithm, which is variable. Thus, a device embodying the present invention can carry out a delivery test with "n" rewrite operations at the most, and taking into account deterioration due to an increase in the number of rewrite operations, can guarantee the maximum number of rewrite operations N (N>n) possible by a user.
摘要:
A negative-voltage bias circuit is provided which comprises: a capacitor (550) having first and second terminals (550B, 550A) ; a first p-channel MIS field-effect transistor (551) whose drain is connected to a negative-voltage output terminal (554) and whose gate and source are connected to the first terminal (550B) of the capacitor (550); and a second p-channel MIS field-effect transistor (552) whose drain is connected to the source of the first p-channel MIS field effect transistor (551), whose gate is connected to the negative-voltage output terminal (554), and whose source is provided with a negative voltage (VBB). The first p-channel MIS field-effect transistor (551) is a depletion-type p-channel MIS field-effect transistor. In operation of the circuit, application to the second terminal (550A) of a series of clock pulses (CLK) causes a potential of the negative-voltage output terminal (554) to tend towards the negative voltage (VBB).