摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a switch unit for controlling the supply of a power source voltage to a signal amplification circuit for receiving an input signal, and a control unit for selectively turning ON and OFF the switch unit in accordance with the amplitude or frequency of this input signal. By the constitution, it is possible to provide an input circuit or an output circuit capable of being applied to an input/output interface adapted for a small amplitude operation.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory includes memory cell blocks, a burst-length information generating circuit which generates burst-length information based on a burst length, and a block enable circuit which receives the burst-length information. The block enable circuit selectively enables one of the memory cell blocks when the burst length is equal to or shorter than a predetermined burst length and selectively enables a plurality of memory cell blocks based on the burst length when the burst length is longer than the predetermined burst length. Data are read from the above-mentioned one or plurality of memory cell blocks.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a reference voltage generating circuit outputting a reference voltage from a step-up voltage, a step-up circuit stepping up the reference voltage within a range lower than an external power supply voltage and thus outputting the above step-up voltage, a step-down circuit stepping down the external power supply voltage and thus outputting a step-down voltage equal to the reference voltage, and an internal circuit receiving, as a power supply voltage thereof, the step-down voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device, such as a DRAM, which needs to be refreshed for retaining data, is provided with a storing portion for storing data therein, and a busy signal outputting portion outputting a busy signal during the refresh operation.
摘要:
The present invention is aimed at providing a semiconductor memory device which performs a row-address pipe-line operation in accessing different row addresses so as to achieve high-speed access. The semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes a plurality of sense-amplifiers which store data when the data is received via bit lines from memory cells corresponding to a selected word line, a column decoder which reads parallel data of a plurality of bits from selected sense amplifiers by simultaneously selecting a plurality of column gates in response to a column address, a data-conversion unit which converts the parallel data into serial data, and a precharge-signal-generation unit which generates an internal precharge signal a first delay-time period after generation of a row-access signal for selecting the selected word line so as to reset the bit lines and said plurality of sense-amplifiers.
摘要:
The present invention is aimed at providing a semiconductor memory device which performs a row-address pipe-line operation in accessing different row addresses so as to achieve high-speed access. The semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes a plurality of sense-amplifiers which store data when the data is received via bit lines from memory cells corresponding to a selected word line, a column decoder which reads parallel data of a plurality of bits from selected sense amplifiers by simultaneously selecting a plurality of column gates in response to a column address, a data-conversion unit which converts the parallel data into serial data, and a precharge-signal-generation unit which generates an internal precharge signal a first delay-time period after generation of a row-access signal for selecting the selected word line so as to reset the bit lines and said plurality of sense-amplifiers.
摘要:
The present invention is aimed at providing a semiconductor memory device which performs a row-address pipe-line operation in accessing different row addresses so as to achieve high-speed access. The semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes a plurality of sense-amplifiers which store data when the data is received via bit lines from memory cells corresponding to a selected word line, a column decoder which reads parallel data of a plurality of bits from selected sense amplifiers by simultaneously selecting a plurality of column gates in response to a column address, a data-conversion unit which converts the parallel data into serial data, and a precharge-signal-generation unit which generates an internal precharge signal a first delay-time period after generation of a row-access signal for selecting the selected word line so as to reset the bit lines and said plurality of sense-amplifiers.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a reference voltage generating circuit outputting a reference voltage from a step-up voltage, a step-up circuit stepping up the reference voltage within a range lower than an external power supply voltage and thus outputting the above step-up voltage, a step-down circuit stepping down the external power supply voltage and thus outputting a step-down voltage equal to the reference voltage, and an internal circuit receiving, as a power supply voltage thereof, the step-down voltage.
摘要:
An electronic instrument includes a memory device, clock lines through which complementary clock signals are transmitted to be used for synchronization of a data output operation and a data input operation for the memory device, and strobe signal lines through which a first output strobe signal, a second output strobe signal, a first input strobe signal and a second input strobe signal are transmitted to be used to settle output data from the memory device in the data output operation and to settle input data supplied to the memory device, the first and second output strobe signals being in complementary relation to each other, the first and second input strobe signals being in complementary relation to each other.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes an SRAM provided on a chip, the SRAM including an SRAM cell array. A DRAM is provided on the chip, the DRAM including a DRAM cell array. An address input circuit receives an address signal, the address signal having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion carrying a unique value of row-column address information provided to access one of memory locations in one of the SRAM and DRAM cell arrays, the second portion carrying a unique value of SRAM/DRAM address information provided to select one of the SRAM and the DRAM.