摘要:
A ferroelectric memory of the present invention comprises: a plurality of normal cells, each of which includes a first ferroelectric capacitor for holding data and a first transistor connected to a first electrode of the first ferroelectric capacitor; a first bit line connected to the first transistor; a first bit line precharge circuit which is a switch circuit provided between the first bit line and a ground; and a word line connected to a gate of the first transistor. The word line is deactivated to disconnect the first ferroelectric capacitor from the first bit line before the first bit line precharge circuit is driven to discharge a potential of the first bit line.
摘要:
Provided is a semiconductor memory device compatible with a SRAM and capable of a high-speed data transfer operation while maintaining data reliability. An access to a memory core 6 starts when an external chip enable signal XCE performs a falling transition. Simultaneously, an external write enable signal XWE and an external address signal ADD are received, and a memory cell 1, in the memory core 6, corresponding to the received external address signal ADD is selected. When a data read-out from the memory cell 1 or a data write-in to the memory cell 1 is complete, a rewrite timer 7 is activated in accordance with a rising transition of an external chip enable signal XCE or a rising transition of the external write enable signal XWE for performing a data rewrite for the memory cell 1.
摘要:
Provided is a semiconductor memory device compatible with a SRAM and capable of a high-speed data transfer operation while maintaining data reliability. An access to a memory core 6 starts when an external chip enable signal XCE performs a falling transition. Simultaneously, an external write enable signal XWE and an external address signal ADD are received, and a memory cell 1, in the memory core 6, corresponding to the received external address signal ADD is selected. When a data read-out from the memory cell 1 or a data write-in to the memory cell 1 is complete, a rewrite timer 7 is activated in accordance with a rising transition of an external chip enable signal XCE or a rising transition of the external write enable signal XWE for performing a data rewrite for the memory cell 1.
摘要:
To provide a semiconductor storage device which can adapt to assembly processes involving different treatment temperatures, can become unrewritable when rewriting of data by the user is prohibited, negates the necessity for developing different semiconductor storage devices, and lowers development cost.A semiconductor storage device is provided with, as areas for storing faulty address information indicating a faulty area and operation mode setting information about the semiconductor storage device, a first setting function storage area 103 formed from electrically-rewritable nonvolatile memory and a second setting function storage area 102 formed from once-rewritable nonvolatile memory. Transfer of faulty address information to a faulty address register 111 and transfer of operation mode setting information to an operation mode register 110 are selectively performed.
摘要:
To provide a semiconductor storage device which can adapt to assembly processes involving different treatment temperatures, can become unrewritable when rewriting of data by the user is prohibited, negates the necessity for developing different semiconductor storage devices, and lowers development cost. A semiconductor storage device is provided with, as areas for storing faulty address information indicating a faulty area and operation mode setting information about the semiconductor storage device, a first setting function storage area 103 formed from electrically-rewritable nonvolatile memory and a second setting function storage area 102 formed from once-rewritable nonvolatile memory. Transfer of faulty address information to a faulty address register 111 and transfer of operation mode setting information to an operation mode register 110 are selectively performed.
摘要:
Provided is a semiconductor memory device compatible with a SRAM and capable of a high-speed data transfer operation while maintaining data reliability. An access to a memory core 6 starts when an external chip enable signal XCE performs a falling transition. Simultaneously, an external write enable signal XWE and an external address signal ADD are received, and a memory cell 1, in the memory core 6, corresponding to the received external address signal ADD is selected. When a data read-out from the memory cell 1 or a data write-in to the memory cell 1 is complete, a rewrite timer 7 is activated in accordance with a rising transition of an external chip enable signal XCE or a rising transition of the external write enable signal XWE for performing a data rewrite for the memory cell 1.
摘要:
A ferroelectric memory of the present invention comprises: a plurality of normal cells, each of which includes a first ferroelectric capacitor for holding data and a first transistor connected to a first electrode of the first ferroelectric capacitor; a first bit line connected to the first transistor; a first bit line precharge circuit which is a switch circuit provided between the first bit line and a ground; and a word line connected to a gate of the first transistor. The word line is deactivated to disconnect the first ferroelectric capacitor from the first bit line before the first bit line precharge circuit is driven to discharge a potential of the first bit line.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory apparatus including a simple circuit configuration and is capable of randomly accessing fuse data. A fuse cell 30 including a fuse 31 is connected to a pair of bit lines of a memory circuit. The fuse 31 and a fuse data output circuit (which includes a resistor 32 and an inverter 33) are connected to a pair of bit lines BLT and BLB of the memory circuit through a fuse selection switch 34. By allowing a column decoder 12 for selecting a pair of bit lines of the memory cell to also function as a decoder circuit for selecting a fuse, the bit lines of the memory circuit can be used as signal lines for outputting fuse data, whereby the circuit size is reduced and the circuit area is reduced.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory apparatus is provided which has a simple circuit configuration and is capable of randomly accessing fuse data. In the semiconductor memory apparatus of the present invention, a fuse cell 30 including a fuse 31 is connected to a pair of bit lines of a memory circuit. The fuse 31 and a fuse data output circuit (which includes a resistor 32 and an inverter 33) are connected to a pair of bit lines BLT and BLB of the memory circuit through a fuse selection switch 34. In the semiconductor memory apparatus of the present invention, by allowing a column decoder 12 for selecting a pair of bit lines of the memory cell to also function as a decoder circuit for selecting a fuse, the bit lines of the memory circuit can be used as signal lines for outputting fuse data, whereby the circuit size is reduced and the circuit area is reduced.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having a semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of reference cells 4 and a plurality of bit lines 10. The reference cells 4 are formed in a region near the centerline of a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate which is perpendicular to the bit lines 10. The bit lines 10 form pairs each composed of two adjacent bit lines. Two bit lines 10 in each pair have a first parallel state and a second parallel state in which positions of the two bit lines are reversed from the first parallel state. Each pair of bit lines 10 has at least one cross section 11 where one of the pair of bit lines 10 crosses the other, to switch between the first parallel state and the second parallel state. The cross section 11 is provided in the predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate such that the length of a bit line 10 in the first parallel state is equal to the length of the bit line 10 in the second parallel state. The semiconductor memory device is reduced in size.