摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit is adapted to make invalid an external clock, externally supplied to the semiconductor integrated circuit, when the semiconductor integrated circuit is set in an active power-down state. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a delay locked loop DLL circuit which outputs an internal clock which phase is synchronized to the external clock. A latch circuit retains control signals in synchronism with the internal clock output by the DLL circuit. An internal circuit performs a predetermined process based on the control signals supplied from the latch circuit.
摘要:
An oscillating device including: an oscillator generating an oscillation signal according to an enable signal; a counter counting an oscillation number of the oscillation signal and being able to reset at the oscillation number indicated by a first signal; and a comparator comparing the counted oscillation number and a reference number, is provided.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device that enables the reduction of the circuit scale of the antifuse write voltage generation circuit. The semiconductor memory device has a first internal power supply generation circuit that boosts an external power supply voltage to generate a first internal power supply, a memory core to which the first internal power supply is supplied, an antifuse memory for writing predetermined information, and also a write voltage generation circuit that boosts the first internal power supply to generate an antifuse write voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor storage device has a memory cell (501, 502) storing data; bit lines (BL1, BL2) connected to the memory cell, allowing therethrough data input or output to or from the memory cell; a sense amplifier (506a) connected to said bit lines, amplifying data on the bit lines; and a switching transistor (505a) connecting or disconnecting the bit line connected to the memory cell to or from the bit line connected to the sense amplifier. The switching transistor operates differently in a first memory cell access operation and in a second memory cell access operation.
摘要:
When a plurality of commands are received in succession to read/write data from/to memory cells in accordance with the combination of these commands, a word line for controlling the transfer switches of the memory cells are activated after the reception of one of the commands excluding the first command. This allows control circuits for activating the word lines to be operated at a lower frequency than heretofore, with a reduction in power consumption. Moreover, the word lines are activated based on an address signal that is supplied along with the first command as well as a part of an address signal supplied along with one of the commands excluding the first command. Consequently, the memory region to be selected by these address signals can be smaller, with a reduction in power consumption.
摘要:
A variable delay circuit includes a load on a signal transfer line, at least one transistor connected to the signal transfer line. Each transistor is controlled by a gate voltage thereof so that a signal on the signal transfer line is delayed in response to a magnitude of the gate capacitance connected thereto.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory having a pre-fetch structure. In such memory, an odd address cell array is provided with an odd address redundant cell array, and an even address cell array is provided with an even address redundant cell array, firstly, the present invention comprises a redundant memory, which stores an odd redundant address and an even redundant address, together with odd and even selection data. Since redundant memory is used flexibly on the odd side and even side, it is possible to maintain a high relief probability even when redundant memory capacity is reduced.
摘要:
The refresh circuit generates a refresh request for refreshing memory cells at a predetermined interval. The refresh counter generates a refresh address. The holding circuit respectively holds information as to the completion/incompletion of refresh of the memory cells in each of the banks, the memory cells being designated by the refresh address. The refresh control circuit refreshes bank(s) yet to be refreshed among the banks not in operation upon the occurrence of the refresh request, based on the information held in the holding circuit. That is, under a single refresh address, banks yet to be refreshed are successively refreshed every time refresh request occurs. The refresh operations are performed on banks that are not in operation. Therefore, the refresh operations can be performed without being recognized from exterior. That is, the semiconductor memory having a plurality of banks can perform the refresh of memory cells internally and automatically.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a first terminal for inputting and outputting data and a second terminal for inputting control data in synchronization with a strobe signal. The semiconductor device includes an equivalent circuit which is provided in the second terminal. Further, the equivalent circuit has a capacitance which is equivalent to that in an output circuit which is provided in the first terminal.
摘要:
A delay circuit including a plurality of interpolators connected in cascade. Each of the interpolators receives a reference clock signal and a clock signal output from the preceding interpolator. One of the interpolators generates a clock signal whose transition edge is between the transition edge of the reference clock signal and the transition edge of the clock signal. The subsequent interpolators operate as delay stages, thereby generating a delayed clock signal delaying from the reference clock signal by a predetermined time. It is possible to make smaller the minimum unit of a delay adjustment to the delayed clock signal by using the interpolators. A semiconductor integrated circuit including the delay circuit supplies ratio information to the phase adjustment circuits based on the result of comparing the phase of the reference clock signal with the phase of the delayed clock signal from a phase comparator and makes the phase of the delayed clock signal coincide with the phase of the reference clock signal. As a result, the phase adjustment can be made with reliability even when a reference clock signal of higher frequency is supplied.