Abstract:
An apparatus a counter, storage units for storing count values interrupted by a row address whose refresh period is subject to change; comparator circuits for comparing the counter outputs and the contents of the storage units to each other as to whether or not the counter outputs coincide with the contents of the storage units; a holding circuit for setting an output hit signal to an active state when a coincidence signal is output from the comparator circuits and for resetting the hit signal to an inactive state in the next following clock cycle; a circuit performing control for not propagating a refresh clock signal to the counter when the hit signal is in an active state and for propagating the refresh clock signal to the counter when the hit signal is in an inactive state; a circuit for replacing an output of the counter by a row address which changes part of the counter output when the hit signal is in an activate state to replace the counter output with the row address whose refresh period is subject to change to output the row address whose refresh period is subject to change as a refresh address.
Abstract:
First and second reference-potential generator units output first and second reference potentials V1 and V7, respectively, which correspond to first and second specific temperatures to be detected. An intermediate-potentials generator unit divides the potential difference between the reference potential V1 and the reference potential V7 to output intermediate potentials through nodes N2 to N6. A temperature-dependant-potential generator unit outputs the forward voltage drop of a diode which varies depending on the ambient temperature. A comparator compares one of the potentials of nodes N1 to N7 selected by a selector against the potential output by the temperature-dependant-potential generator unit and outputs the result of the comparison indicating the range of the ambient temperature.
Abstract:
Input circuits connected to an external input terminal PAD via resistor elements are activated in response to the level transition of the clock signals supplied thereto for accepting input signals. In order to input signals applied to the external input terminal PAD clock signals having different phases are supplied to the respective input circuits. The cycle time of each one input circuit can be made longer by sequentially assigning the serial data supplied to the external input terminals in response to the clock signals having different clock signals. Since the input circuits are isolated from each other by means of the resistor elements, the influence of the kick back signal which occurs at first stage of each the input circuit upon the other input circuit can be made very small.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus a counter, storage units for storing count values interrupted by a row address whose refresh period is subject to change; comparator circuits for comparing the counter outputs and the contents of the storage units to each other as to whether or not the counter outputs coincide with the contents of the storage units; a holding circuit for setting an output hit signal to an active state when a coincidence signal is output from the comparator circuits and for resetting the hit signal to an inactive state in the next following clock cycle; a circuit performing control for not propagating a refresh clock signal to the counter when the hit signal is in an active state and for propagating the refresh clock signal to the counter when the hit signal is in an inactive state; a circuit for replacing an output of the counter by a row address which changes part of the counter output when the hit signal is in an activate state to replace the counter output with the row address whose refresh period is subject to change to output the row address whose refresh period is subject to change as a refresh address.
Abstract:
To stably operate a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of input circuits which are connected to one external input terminal. Input circuits 10, 11, 12, 13 connected to an external input terminal PAD via resistor elements R1, R2, R3, R4, respectively, are activated in response to the level transition of the clock signals CK10, CK11, CK12, CK13 supplied thereto for accepting input signals. In order to input signals applied to the external input terminal PAD clock signals having different phases are supplied to the respective input circuits. The cycle time of each one input circuit can be made longer by sequentially assigning the serial data supplied to the external input terminals in response to the clock signals having different clock signals. Since the input circuits are isolated from each other by means of the resistor elements R1, R2, R3, R4, the influence of the kick back signal which occurs at first stage of each the input circuit upon the other input circuit can be made very small.
Abstract:
In order to provide a fuel injection method of an internal combustion engine having higher combustion stability which can direct a part of concentrated fuel spray toward an ignition plug according to a fuel injection atmosphere, a fuel injection valve thereof, and an internal combustion engine, the present invention provides a fuel injection method of an internal combustion engine for injecting fuel so as to generate a part of high spray concentration and a part of low spray concentration on the cross section of spray by giving swirling force to fuel from an injection hole at the front end of a fuel injection valve, comprising the step of setting a reference indicating the position of a axis of the fuel injection valve indicating the injection direction of the part of high spray concentration in the rotational direction when fuel is injected into an atmosphere under the atmospheric pressure.
Abstract:
Using a swirl type fuel injection valve, a concentrated spray area and a thin spray area are formed, the positions thereof are adjusted, and the spray is made to conform to the geometric shape of the engine and mounting position of the fuel injection valve, so as to reduce the fuel consumption and control the unburnt components in exhaust gas. The fuel injection valve is so constructed that a step is formed on the injection hole opening of the fuel injection valve, so as to provide two or more edge transition portions at the injection hole opening, resulting from the step, and the line connecting the edge transition portions forms an oblique angle relative to the wall formed by the step perpendicular to the injection hole center axis and the angled wall.
Abstract:
A semiconductor storage device (100) is disclosed that includes sense amplifier rows (SA0 to SA16) that receive a common sense amplifier drive voltage VINTA supplied by a internal voltage driver (5) having a high current source mode. According to one embodiment, the semiconductor storage device (100) may include banks of memory cells (B0 to B15), row decoders (DC0 to DC15), bank enable generation circuits (EC0 to EC15), sense amplifier rows (SA0 to SA16), sense amplifier drivers (DRA0 to DRA16), sense amplifier control circuits (SCA0 to SCA16), and internal voltage drivers (5 and 6). Internal voltage driver (5) can include a high current source or high voltage source mode, which can be received by a sense amplifier row (SA0 to SA16) during predetermined initial sense period. Other sense amplifier rows (SA0 to SA16) having already sensed data can be isolated from internal voltage driver (5) during the high current source or high voltage source mode.
Abstract:
A word line driver incorporated in a dynamic/random access memory device drives a word line over a power voltage level with a first pulse signal until development of potential differences indicative of data bits on bit line pairs and with a second pulse signal before restoring the data bits into memory cells, and the word line is maintained in a low voltage level between the first and second pulse signals so as to save electric power consumption.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a surface-emitting-type semiconductor laser device having a buried structure. A GaAlAs film is used as a mask layer in forming a GaAlAs/GaAs system burying part around a GaAlAs/GaAs system buried part. The mask layer can be formed continuously together with an active layer, a cladding layer and the like which constitute the buried part by means of a crystal growing apparatus for forming the buried part. When the system is etched, the GaAlAs film mask prevents the system buried part from becoming undercut so that the mask has better resistance to peeling during subsequent processing.