摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device has a semiconductor substrate comprising a first region extending along the edge and a second region surrounded by the first region. Memory cell arrays are provided in the second region, and comprising a plurality of cells having an MTJ element. Gate transistors are provided in the first region, and have a current path having a first terminal connected with a bit line, which is a signal read path from the cells, and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal. Data buses are connected with the same number of the second terminals. A connection control circuit is provided in the second region, and connects selected two of the data buses to first and second output terminals, respectively. An amplifier circuit is provided in the first region, and amplifies a potential difference in accordance with signals outputted from the first and second output terminals.
摘要:
An MRAM has an internal test circuit. This test circuit detects a bit in a memory cell array, which has a shift in write characteristics, as a defective bit by using a method of applying a one-axis write current along an axis of hard magnetization.
摘要:
Reference cells are provided in a memory cell array. When the data is read, the data in the reference cells are inverted, thereby preventing the data in the selected cell from changing. This makes it possible to decrease the number of write operations and realize a high-speed read operation and lower power consumption.
摘要:
There is provided a semiconductor memory device which comprises a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of bit lines connected with the plurality of memory cells, a plurality of word lines connected with the plurality of memory cells, a plurality of data line pairs, a plurality of transfer gates for effecting controlled connection of the plurality of bit lines with the plurality of data lines, a plurality of column select lines for controlling conductibility of the plurality of the transfer gates, and a column select line drive circuit for simultaneously selecting and driving at least two of the plurality of column select lines corresponding to one-time column address input from the outside of the chip.
摘要:
A Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) in which a data input/output buffer is connected between first data lines and second data lines. An equalizing circuit and a data latch circuit are connected to the second data lines. The equalizing circuit maintains the second data lines in reset condition, during normal operation. It temporarily releases the second data lines from the reset condition, in response to an output from an address-transition detecting circuit, thereby to transfer the data from the data input/output buffer. The data latch circuit latches the data transferred to the second data lines, in response to the output from the address-transition detecting circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of memory banks each having a plurality of memory cell arrays and a plurality of sense amplifiers such that the memory cell arrays and the sense amplifiers are alternately disposed in a first direction, the memory banks being disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a plurality of row decoders respectively provided in the first direction for the plurality of memory banks, a column decoder provided in the second direction with respect to the plurality of memory banks, a plurality of first data lines respectively provided in the second direction for the plurality of memory banks, and connected with the plurality of sense amplifiers in accordance with a signal outputted from the column decoder, a plurality of second data lines provided in the second direction, penetrating through the plurality of memory banks, and shared by the plurality of first data lines disposed for the plurality of memory banks, and a plurality of switching elements each having a first end connected to one of the plurality of first data lines and a second end connected to one of the plurality of second data lines, and controlled by a bank activation signal of a memory bank corresponding to the first data line connected to the first ends.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device with a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of element regions formed in the semiconductor is shown. The semiconductor memory device further includes at least one column gate and at least one equalizer in which they are formed as a set in at least one of the element regions.
摘要:
A constant voltage generating device comprises a reference voltage generating circuit, a constant-current circuit unit and a current-to-voltage converting circuit unit. The reference voltage generating circuit generates a desired reference voltage. The constant-current circuit unit comprises a differential error amplifier to which the reference voltage generated by the reference voltage generating circuit is input as a reference potential, a first current controlling MOS transistor having a gate electrode to which an output of the differential amplifier is input, and a standard resistor serially connected to the first current controlling MOS transistor. The constant-current circuit unit generates a reference current to control a differential amplifier so that a constant current can be caused to flow therethrough. The current-to-voltage converting unit comprises a second current controlling MOS transistor constituting a current mirror together with the first current controlling MOS transistor of the constant-current circuit unit, and a current-to-voltage converting MOS transistor serially connected to the second current controlling MOS transistor and constituting a current mirror together with an active element unit current controlling MOS transistor of the differential amplifier.
摘要:
A dynamic semiconductor memory device is made up of a plurality of dynamic memory cells arrayed along a plurality of bit line pairs, and a plurality of dynamic sense amplifiers associated with the plurality of bit line pairs, each sense amplifier having a pair of MOS transistors connected to a corresponding pair of bit lines. In one embodiment, the first and second transistors of one of the sense amplifiers and the first and second transistors of another sense amplifier adjacent thereto are positioned within a region defined by two adjacent pairs of bit lines. Each of the bit line pairs has first and second bit lines extending in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction in which the source and drain regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate so that the transistors of the sense amplifiers are arranged one for every four bit lines in the second direction.
摘要:
A dynamic semiconductor memory device is made up of a plurality of dynamic memory cells arrayed along a plurality of bit line pairs, and a plurality of dynamic sense amplifiers associated with the plurality of bit line pairs, each sense amplifier having a pair of MOS transistors connected to a corresponding pair of bit lines. In one embodiment, the first and second transistors of one of the sense amplifiers and the first and second transistors of another sense amplifier adjacent thereto are positioned within a region defined by two adjacent pairs of bit lines. Each of the bit line pairs has first and second bit lines extending in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction in which the source and drain regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate so that the transistors of the sense amplifiers are arranged one for every four bit lines in the second direction.