摘要:
A semiconductor device includes: a command control circuit for decoding a command signal to output a test signal and a normal control signal; a normal circuit for performing a predetermined operation in response to the normal control signal; and a test circuit for testing electrical characteristics of unit elements provided in the normal circuit in response to the test signal.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes a command decoder, a refresh address counter, an address delivery unit, and an address output selector. The command decoder decodes a command signal to generate a refresh signal. The refresh address counter generates a refresh address in response to the refresh signal. The address delivery unit delivers one of the refresh address and an address from outside of the semiconductor memory device to a memory core area. The address output selector outputs the refresh address to the outside of the semiconductor memory device.
摘要:
An apparatus for applying power in a semiconductor memory device includes a first power pin for receiving a first power at a first voltage from an external device, a second power pin for receiving a second power at the first voltage, a memory array block connected to the first power pin, the memory array block writing input data, outputting read data, and refreshing regularly to sustain stored data, a peripheral logic block connected to the first power pin for receiving the first power and communicating with the memory array block to perform data write and read operations, a data output driver connected to the second power pin and driving a data output pin, and a switch for electrically connecting the first power pin and the second power pin by performing a switching operation during a refresh operation of the memory array block.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes a command decoder, a refresh address counter, an address delivery unit, and an address output selector. The command decoder decodes a command signal to generate a refresh signal. The refresh address counter generates a refresh address in response to the refresh signal. The address delivery unit delivers one of the refresh address and an address from outside of the semiconductor memory device to a memory core area. The address output selector outputs the refresh address to the outside of the semiconductor memory device.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device having semiconductor memory chips, each semiconductor memory chip includes a plurality of memory banks capable of independently to be accessed, each memory bank having a plurality of memory blocks, wherein at least two memory blocks, which are neighbored each other in the same memory bank, have the different number of unit memory blocks, so that each bank has a non-rectangular shape.
摘要:
A repair circuit of a semiconductor memory device is disclosed, including an address input unit for receiving and processing external addresses; a repair detecting unit for detecting whether there are addresses repaired on a programmed data basis; a normal decoding unit for selecting normal word lines; a redundant decoding unit for selecting redundant word lines; a repair address determining unit, enabled by a signal produced from the repair detecting unit, for comparing the external addresses with repair addresses programmed therein; a normal decoder control unit for controlling a turned-on or turned-off state of the normal decoding unit by receiving the external addresses, the signal produced from the repair detecting unit, and a repair signal produced from the repair address determining unit; an address delay unit for controlling delays of the external addresses, based on the output signals of the repair detecting unit; and a sense amplifier control unit driven by an output signal from the address delay unit.
摘要:
An apparatus for applying power in a semiconductor memory device includes a first power pin for receiving a first power at a first voltage from an external device, a second power pin for receiving a second power at the first voltage, a memory array block connected to the first power pin, the memory array block writing input data, outputting read data, and refreshing regularly to sustain stored data, a peripheral logic block connected to the first power pin for receiving the first power and communicating with the memory array block to perform data write and read operations, a data output driver connected to the second power pin and driving a data output pin, and a switch for electrically connecting the first power pin and the second power pin by performing a switching operation during a refresh operation of the memory array block.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a first memory cell region including a plurality memory cells; a second memory cell region including a plurality memory cells, the second memory cell region positioned adjacent to the first memory cell region; a sub-local data bus coupled with some of the plurality of memory cells in each of the first and second memory cell regions, the sub-local data bus configured to execute data I/O operations of the first and second memory cell regions; a data bus region disposed between the first and second memory cell regions; a first local data bus disposed within the data bus region and configured to execute data I/O operations in conjunction with the sub-local data bus and a first data I/O sense amplifier; and a second local data bus also disposed within the data bus region and also configured to execute data I/O operations in conjunction with the sub-local data bus and a second data I/O sense amplifier.
摘要:
A frequency adjusting apparatus includes a frequency control signal generating unit that generates a multi-bit frequency control signal, which is changed in level bit by bit, in response to a reference clock signal, and a frequency adjusting unit that adjusts the frequency of the reference clock signal in response to the multi-bit frequency control signal.
摘要:
Provided is a semiconductor memory device that is capable of internally controlling a strength of an output driver. The semiconductor memory device includes: an OCD (off chip driver) control signal generator for decoding EMRS and addresses to generate a plurality of external strength control signals or an internal driving signal; a self control signal generator for detecting a level of a driving voltage to generate a plurality of internal strength control signals in response to the internal driving signal; a control signal generator for generating a strength control signal in response to the external strength control signals or the internal strength control signals; and a data output driver for outputting data, the strength of the data output driver being controlled according to the strength control signal.