摘要:
The verification equipment of a semiconductor integrated circuit in the present invention is included with a circuit net list extraction section that extracts the net list of a circuit, a circuit simulation execution section that executes a circuit simulation, based on the extracted net list, a finite impedance judgment section that judges existence or nonexistence of finite impedances, a floating error terminal judgment section that judges existence or nonexistence of floating error terminals by measuring finite impedances, a true floating error terminal judgment section that adds any one of a P channel-type transistor and an N channel-type transistor to terminals of the circuit where it is judged that there are floating error terminals and calculates changes in potential at the terminals and adds the other of the P channel-type transistor and the N channel-type transistor to the terminals and calculates changes in potential at the terminals, and an output section that outputs a judgment result of the floating error terminal judgment section and a judgment result of the true floating error terminal judgment section.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a first memory cell array including a plurality of electrical reprogramming and erasable nonvolatile semiconductor memory cells formed in a first area of a semiconductor substrate, a second memory cell array including a plurality of electrical reprogramming and erasable nonvolatile semiconductor memory cells formed in a second area different from said first area of said semiconductor substrate, said first and second memory cell arrays being arranged in a first direction, and a first pad section for inputting data to and outputting data from said first memory cell array and said second memory cell array, said first pad section having a plurality of pads arranged between said first memory cell array and said second memory cell array along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction.
摘要:
In an FCRAM having a late write function, when a first command signal indicates “write active”, whether a write operation or an auto-refresh operation is to be performed is determined on the basis of a second command signal. For example, when the second command signal indicates “write”, a write operation for a memory cell is performed by a late write scheme. When the second command signal indicates “auto-refresh”, an auto-refresh operation is performed. In the last write cycle of a write operation immediately preceding this auto-refresh operation, addresses for selecting a memory cell as an object of auto-refresh are predetermined. After data write to a memory cell is completed in the last write cycle, row precharge for auto-refresh is performed. After that, an auto-refresh operation (i.e., a data read operation and a data restore operation) is performed for the selected memory cell.
摘要:
An input data register for latching write data is arranged in a position near a memory cell array of a memory core section. The input data register is arranged on the upstream side of a data path used for writing data into a memory cell. Write data input to a data pin which is arranged in the end position on the downstream side is latched in the input data register via a data input buffer, serial/parallel converting circuit and write data line. Data latched in the input data register is written into a memory cell via a DQ write driver, data line pair, I/O gate and bit line pair in a next write cycle.
摘要:
A synchronous semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory banks which read data from memory cells and write data into the memory cells, a command decoder circuit which receives a command, detects whether the command is a read command or a write command, and, when detecting a read command or a write command, outputs a first control signal that enables a read operation or a write operation in the plurality of memory banks, bank select circuits which activate a second control signal to activate each of the memory banks, and bank timer circuits which deactivate the activated second control signal and perform control in such a manner that the timing with which the second control signal is deactivated in a test mode differs from that in a normal mode.
摘要:
In the package, a semiconductor chip is accommodated. This semiconductor chip has n pads (n is a natural number). The package has n pins connected to n pads.
摘要:
An input data register for latching write data is arranged in a position near a memory cell array of a memory core section. The input data register is arranged on the upstream side of a data path used for writing data into a memory cell. Write data input to a data pin which is arranged in the end position on the downstream side is latched in the input data register via a data input buffer, serial/parallel converting circuit and write data line. Data latched in the input data register is written into a memory cell via a DQ write driver, data line pair, I/O gate and bit line pair in a next write cycle.
摘要:
A clock synchronous circuit is stopped or started in accordance with the situation. More specifically, the clock synchronous circuit is stopped when no synchronous clock is necessary or in modes, such as a standby mode, bank active mode, refresh mode, and write mode, other than a read mode. In the read mode, the clock synchronous circuit is operated because a synchronous clock is necessary to output data. In the read mode, the number of clocks, i.e., CL, required from the time a read command is input to the time data is actually output, is 3 or more, when restarting and preamble of the clock synchronous circuit are taken into consideration.
摘要:
The data output circuit in a clock synchronous DRAM comprises a first data transfer circuit to which the data read from a memory is input and which transfers the input data to the output side in synchronization with an internal clock, an equalizing circuit to which the output of the first data transfer circuit is input during a read operation by a burst operation and to which high-impedance data is input after the read operation, a second data transfer circuit connected to the equalizing circuit, and an output buffer to which the output of the second data transfer circuit is input. The second data transfer circuit transfers all the data to the output buffer in synchronization with an output clock. This eliminates the dependence of the data access time and data hold time on data item and/or cycle and facilitates the timing control of the output control signal.
摘要:
A synchronous dynamic random access memory has spare columns which can be tested before shipping. In the memory, a mode set register outputs a multibank write signal in the test mode. A CBS latch circuit generates not only a signal for selecting the spare column decoders in banks and in the test mode but also signals for selecting the column decoders. Write driving circuits write the data onto the column lines selected by the column decoders and onto the spare column lines selected by the spare column decoders.