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 invention relates to a clock synchronous type semiconductor device that accepts an input signal inputted from the exterior in synchronization with a clock signal. The semiconductor device according to the invention includes an input signal receiving unit that receives an input signal inputted from the exterior, where the receiving is done in synchronization with a clock signal; a clock timing selecting unit for outputting a clock selecting signal; and a clock generating unit that, in response to receiving a clock selecting signal and an external clock signal, generates a clock signal at a predetermined timing which corresponds to a signal level of the clock selecting signal, and outputs the clock signal to the input signal receiving unit, wherein it is possible to securely accept an input signal regardless of the frequency of the external clock signal.
摘要:
The present invention is that in a dynamic memory circuit, first and second internal operation cycles are assigned to one external operation cycle according to external commands, a memory core performs a read operation which corresponds to a read command at the first internal operation, and performs a refresh operation which responds to a refresh command at the second internal operation cycle. Also the memory core performs a refresh operation which responds to a refresh command at the first internal operation cycle, and performs a write operation which corresponds to a write command at the second internal operation cycle. It is preferable that when the read or write command is not input, the refresh operation is performed at the earlier internal operation cycle. And a refresh command generation circuit which generates the refresh command at a refresh time is created in the memory circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device has a read data line, a write data line, a data holding circuit, and a data writing circuit. The data holding circuit holds data on the write data line, and the data writing circuit writes the data held on the write data line into a memory cell. Further, a semiconductor memory device has a read data line, a write data line, and an address information holding circuit. The address information holding circuit holds address information that is input in relation to write data, and when an access occurs to the address held in the address information holding circuit, data held on the write data line is written into a memory cell corresponding to the address.
摘要:
A self-timing control circuit relating to the present invention comprises a clock cycle counting circuit for counting ocillation pulses during a period corresponding to a cycle of the master clock and generating a clock cycle count value. The count value for a period corresponding to the cycle of the master clock is calculated with this clock cycle counting circuit. The self-timing control circuit further comprises a control clock generating portion for generating the control clock, as timed by synchronizing with the master clock, starting a count of the oscillation pulses, and counting up to the clock cycle count value. As a result, the control clock generated is delayed from the master clock by the time taken to count to the measured count value. The timing of the control clock is delayed from the master clock by one cycle or an integer multiple thereof.
摘要:
A data signal is output from an output circuit of a first chip and sent to a data input terminal in the second chip via a data lead line based on an output clock in first chip, which is sent to the second chip. And an input circuit in a second chip receives the data signal and transfers it inside in response to a transfer clock that has been generated from the output clock in the first chip. In synchronism with a single reference clock in the first chip, therefore, a data signal can be transferred to the second chip from the first chip at a high speed.
摘要:
In a semiconductor apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of circuit components are provided. A first bus interconnects the circuit components. A second bus interconnects the circuit components. A switching unit outputs a select signal that causes each circuit component to select one of the first bus and the second bus when transmitting a signal from one of the circuit components to another. The second bus has a size larger than a size of the first bus.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a memory circuit requiring refresh operations a first circuit which receives a command in synchronization with a clock signal, and which generates a first internal command internally and a second circuit which generates a second internal command, e.g., a refresh command, internally in a prescribed refresh cycle. And an internal circuit, according to said first internal command, executes corresponding control through clock-synchronous operations, and when said refresh command is issued, sequentially executes control corresponding to the refresh command and control corresponding to said first internal command through clock-asynchronous operations. According to the present invention, when a refresh timing signal is generated, the refresh operation can be intrupted among the external command operations.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a memory circuit requiring refresh operations a first circuit which receives a command in synchronization with a clock signal, and which generates a first internal command internally and a second circuit which generates a second internal command, e.g., a refresh command, internally in a prescribed refresh cycle. And an internal circuit, according to said first internal command, executes corresponding control through clock-synchronous operations, and when said refresh command is issued, sequentially executes control corresponding to the refresh command and control corresponding to said first internal command through clock-asynchronous operations. According to the present invention, when a refresh timing signal is generated, the refresh operation can be intrupted among the external command operations.
摘要:
A memory circuit requiring refresh operations, the memory circuit includes a memory core having memory cells, and a memory control circuit which, for M external operation cycles, where M is greater than or equal to 2, has N internal operation cycles, where N is greater than M and less than 2M. The memory circuit also includes a refresh command generation circuit which generates refresh commands, and wherein the N internal operation cycles includes first internal operation cycles which execute external commands corresponding to the external operation cycles, and second internal operation cycles which execute the refresh commands, and the refresh command generation circuit generates the refresh commands according to a reception of the external command.