Semiconductor memory having reduced time for writing defective information
    3.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory having reduced time for writing defective information 有权
    半导体存储器具有减少写入缺陷信息的时间

    公开(公告)号:US06219286B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-17

    申请号:US09586992

    申请日:2000-06-05

    IPC分类号: G11C700

    CPC分类号: G11C29/848

    摘要: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory which can reduce the area of a circuit for replacing defective memory cells with redundant memory cells as well as reduce the time for writing defect information. The semiconductor memory of the present invention comprises a memory cell array 1 comprising (n+1) (n is a positive integer) word lines, a register unit 4 holding an encoded defect address for specifying a defective word line, a defect address decoder 31 for decoding the defect address from the register unit 4 to specify the defective word line, selection means S1˜Sn for selecting, for the i-th (1≦i≦n) output signal line of a row decoder 2, one of the i-th and i+1-th word lines and connecting the selected word line to the i-th output signal line, and control means C1˜Cn each controlling corresponding one of the selection means S1˜Sn on the basis of an output of the defect address decoder 31 so as to select, for the output signal line of the row decoder 2, one of the word lines except the defective word line in accordance with the arrangement order.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种半导体存储器,其可以减少用于用冗余存储器单元替换有缺陷的存储单元的电路的面积,并且减少写入缺陷信息的时间。 本发明的半导体存储器包括存储单元阵列1,其包括(n + 1)(n是正整数)字线,保持用于指定缺陷字线的编码缺陷地址的寄存器单元4,缺陷地址解码器31 为了从寄存器单元4解码缺陷地址以指定缺陷字线,对于行解码器2的第i(1 <= i <= n)个输出信号线,选择装置S1〜Sn选择 第i个和第i个第1个字线并将选择的字线连接到第i个输出信号线,以及控制装置C1〜Cn,每个控制装置C1〜Cn根据输出 对于行解码器2的输出信号线,根据排列顺序选择除缺陷字线以外的字线之一。

    Semiconductor integrated circuit
    4.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor integrated circuit 有权
    半导体集成电路

    公开(公告)号:US06208124B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-27

    申请号:US09586993

    申请日:2000-06-05

    IPC分类号: G05F140

    CPC分类号: G05F1/565 Y10T307/25

    摘要: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a booster for boosting a power supply voltage, and outputting the boosted voltage; an output circuit being supplied with the boosted voltage, and generating an output voltage from the boosted voltage; a reference voltage generator being supplied with the power supply voltage, and generating a reference voltage from the power supply voltage; a voltage divider being supplied with the output voltage from the output circuit, and dividing the output voltage with a predetermined voltage ratio; and a differential amplifier being supplied with the reference voltage and the divided voltage, and controlling the output circuit by supplying the output circuit with a voltage obtained by performing differential amplification on the reference voltage and the divided voltage according to the power supply voltage, thereby maintaining the output voltage from the output circuit at a predetermined voltage. In this circuit, since the reference voltage generator and the differential amplifier are operated with the power supply voltage, it is not necessary to supply the boosted voltage to them, whereby the output current from the booster is reduced. Therefore, undesired reduction in the boosted voltage due to an increase in the output current is suppressed. As the result, the capacitance used in the booster is reduced, and the area of the semiconductor integrated circuit is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 半导体集成电路包括用于升压电源电压并输出升压电压的升压器; 输出电路被提供升压电压,并从升压电压产生输出电压; 参考电压发生器被提供有电源电压,并从电源电压产生参考电压; 分压器从输出电路提供输出电压,并以预定的电压比划分输出电压; 并且差分放大器被提供有参考电压和分压,并且通过向输出电路提供根据电源电压对参考电压和分压进行差分放大而获得的电压来控制输出电路,从而保持 在预定电压下来自输出电路的输出电压。 在该电路中,由于参考电压发生器和差分放大器以电源电压工作,所以不需要向其提供升压电压,从而降低了来自升压器的输出电流。 因此,抑制了由于输出电流的增加引起的升压电压的不希望的降低。 结果,减小了增强器中使用的电容,并且减小了半导体集成电路的面积。

    Semiconductor memory device and regulator
    5.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory device and regulator 有权
    半导体存储器件和调节器

    公开(公告)号:US06172917B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09309581

    申请日:1999-05-11

    IPC分类号: G11C700

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device having nonvolatile memory cells arranged in matrix comprises and bit lines connected to drains of the memory cells. Latches provided for the respective bit lines or in the ratio of one latch to a number of bit lines, as are; transfer gates for electrically separating the respective latches from the bit lines. The device also having bit line voltage detection circuits for detecting voltages of the respective bit lines and latch reset circuits for inverting data stored in the respective latches in accordance with the outputs from the bit line voltage detection circuits. Therefore, data stored in each latch can be rewritten even by a very small memory cell current, resulting in stable program verify.

    摘要翻译: 具有排列成矩阵状的非易失性存储单元的半导体存储器件和连接到存储单元的漏极的位线。 针对各个位线提供的锁存器或一个锁存器与多个位线的比率一样; 传输门,用于将各个锁存器与位线电分离。 该装置还具有位线电压检测电路,用于根据位线电压检测电路的输出检测各位线的电压和锁存复位电路,用于反相存储在各个锁存器中的数据。 因此,即使通过非常小的存储单元电流,存储在每个锁存器中的数据也可以被重写,从而导致稳定的程序验证。

    Circuit operation verifying method and apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Circuit operation verifying method and apparatus 有权
    电路运行验证方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07117462B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-03

    申请号:US09964515

    申请日:2001-09-28

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5036

    摘要: In the circuit operation verifying method, initialization includes inputting circuit diagram data (a net list), specification information on respective circuit elements, and input data representing waveforms with time of voltages or currents used for operation simulation, and storing the circuit diagram data to memory. Operation of a semiconductor circuit to be verified is simulated using the circuit diagram data and the input data, and momentary voltage/current values at input terminals and the like of the circuit elements are stored in the memory. During the operation simulation, whether or not the circuit elements satisfy their voltage/current specifications and time specifications are concurrently verified based on the voltage/current values stored in the memory.

    摘要翻译: 在电路操作验证方法中,初始化包括输入电路图数据(网表),各个电路元件的指定信息和表示用于操作模拟的电压或电流的时间的波形的输入数据,以及将电路图数据存储到存储器 。 使用电路图数据和输入数据来模拟要验证的半导体电路的操作,并且电路元件的输入端等处的瞬时电压/电流值被存储在存储器中。 在操作模拟期间,电路元件是否满足其电压/电流规范,并且基于存储在存储器中的电压/电流值同时验证时间规格。

    Nonvolatile semiconductor memory
    7.
    发明授权
    Nonvolatile semiconductor memory 失效
    非易失性半导体存储器

    公开(公告)号:US06191974B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-20

    申请号:US09321092

    申请日:1999-05-27

    IPC分类号: G11C1604

    CPC分类号: G11C16/32

    摘要: There is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory which is capable of operating stably and performing high-speed access operation. A timing generation means 51 for generating timing signals which make a memory core unit 4 perform access operation uses first and second clocks of the same cycle and different phases. The timing generation means 51 generates timing signals for at least one first-half event among a plurality of read access events, according to the first clock, the phase of which precedes a phases of the second clock, and generates timing signals used for processing the remaining events, according to the second clock.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够稳定运行并执行高速存取操作的非易失性半导体存储器。 用于产生使存储器核心单元4执行访问操作的定时信号的定时产生装置51使用相同周期和不同相位的第一和第二时钟。 定时产生装置51根据第一时钟产生多个读取访问事件中的至少一个前半个事件的定时信号,该第一时钟的相位在第二时钟的相位之前,并产生用于处理第二时钟的定时信号 剩下的事件,按照第二个时钟。

    Device for arithmetic decoding/encoding, and device using the same
    8.
    发明申请
    Device for arithmetic decoding/encoding, and device using the same 审中-公开
    用于算术解码/编码的装置,以及使用它的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050088324A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-28

    申请号:US10968068

    申请日:2004-10-20

    摘要: An arithmetic decoding device comprises an adaptive arithmetic decoding unit, a context calculating unit, and a decoding control unit. The adaptive arithmetic decoding unit includes an arithmetic decoding unit, a symbol appearing probability control unit, and a probability state storing unit. When a variable-length encoded code (VLC) is inputted, the context calculating unit generates a context number from a classification and a decoded bit number of a syntax element of the inputted code, and outputs the context number to the adaptive arithmetic decoding unit. The adaptive arithmetic decoding unit renews a symbol appearing probability based on the frequency of appearance of the symbol, thereby arithmetic-decoding the inputted code (VLC), and feeding output data (OD). The decoding control unit controls the whole arithmetic decoding device.

    摘要翻译: 算术解码装置包括自适应算术解码单元,上下文计算单元和解码控制单元。 自适应算术解码单元包括算术解码单元,符号出现概率控制单元和概率状态存储单元。 当输入可变长度编码代码(VLC)时,上下文计算单元根据输入代码的语法元素的分类和解码比特数生成上下文编号,并将上下文编号输出到自适应算术解码单元。 自适应算术解码单元基于符号的出现频率更新符号出现概率,从而对输入的代码(VLC)进行算术解码,并提供输出数据(OD)。 解码控制单元控制整个算术解码装置。

    Method and apparatus for image processing
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for image processing 有权
    图像处理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07133658B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-07

    申请号:US10698435

    申请日:2003-11-03

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20

    CPC分类号: G06T11/60

    摘要: The position of a body part area for a personal image in an input image is detected. According to the position of the detected body part area, the position of the origin of a coordinate system for an ornament image is defined. Based on the position of the defined origin, an ornament-arranged input image is outputted. When the personal image moves in the input image, the ornament image also moves by following the movement of the personal image. Even when both the personal image and ornament image move, the ornament image can be made not to interfere with the personal image. Therefore, the personal image can be clearly displayed. Moreover, the input image can be made to look more interesting by synchronizing the movement of the ornament image with the movement of the personal image.

    摘要翻译: 检测输入图像中的个人图像的身体部位面积的位置。 根据检测到的身体部位的位置,定义装饰图像的坐标系的原点的位置。 基于定义的原点的位置,输出装饰布置的输入图像。 当个人图像在输入图像中移动时,装饰图像也随着个人图像的移动而移动。 即使个人图像和装饰图像都移动,装饰图像也可以不影响个人图像。 因此,可以清楚地显示个人图像。 此外,通过使装饰图像的移动与个人图像的移动同步,可以使输入图像看起来更有趣。

    IMAGING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGING METHOD
    10.
    发明申请
    IMAGING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGING METHOD 有权
    成像装置,集成电路和成像方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100157093A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-24

    申请号:US12663948

    申请日:2008-10-23

    IPC分类号: H04N9/12 H04N7/12

    摘要: A frame brightness detecting unit 15 detects a frame brightness value of each of a plurality of image frames. A flicker spectrum detecting unit 16 detects, from the frame brightness values of 512 frames, spectrum values at frequencies, such as 100 Hz, 200 Hz, and 300 Hz. A brightness estimating unit 17 estimates a brightens value of a light source from the spectrum values. An encoding unit 18 uses a reciprocal of the estimated brightens value to determine a reference frame. The encoding unit 18 also uses the reciprocal in an evaluation function for motion vector estimation. The image frame is encoded using the motion vector.

    摘要翻译: 帧亮度检测单元15检测多个图像帧中的每一个的帧亮度值。 闪烁频谱检测单元16从512帧的帧亮度值检测频率如100Hz,200Hz和300Hz的频谱值。 亮度估计单元17从光谱值估计光源的增亮值。 编码单元18使用估计亮度值的倒数来确定参考帧。 编码单元18还在用于运动矢量估计的评估函数中使用倒数。 使用运动矢量对图像帧进行编码。