Method and apparatus for a level shifter for use in a semiconductor
memory device
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for a level shifter for use in a semiconductor memory device 失效
    一种用于半导体存储器件的电平转换器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6166969A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US345582

    申请日:1999-06-30

    CPC分类号: G11C7/06 H03K19/018521

    摘要: Disclosed is a level shifter that can receive and convert a first signal that can have various voltage logic levels to a second signal having internal voltage logic levels. The level shifter includes first and second ascending/descending circuits, where the first ascend/descending circuit receives the first signal and the second ascend/descending circuit receives an inverted first signal. Each ascend/descending circuit is operable to descend a high logic level of the received signal to a low output voltage level and ascend a low logic level of the received signal to a high output voltage level. The output voltages from the first and second ascending/descending circuits are input to a sense amplifier that amplifies the difference between the output voltages in order to generate the internal voltage logic levels of the second signal. The first and second ascending/descending circuits buffer their respective received signals using the high logic level of the input signal as a supply voltage. The same principles are also applicable to the level shifting from internal voltage logic levels to external voltage logic levels.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种电平转换器,其可以接收和转换可以具有各种电压逻辑电平的第一信号到具有内部电压逻辑电平的第二信号。 电平移位器包括第一和第二上升/下降电路,其中第一上升/下降电路接收第一信号,第二上升/下降电路接收反相的第一信号。 每个上升/下降电路可操作以将接收信号的高逻辑电平降低到低输出电压电平,并将接收信号的低逻辑电平上升到高输出电压电平。 来自第一和第二上升/下降电路的输出电压被输入到放大输出电压之间的差的读出放大器,以产生第二信号的内部电压逻辑电平。 第一和第二上升/下降电路使用输入信号的高逻辑电平作为电源电压来缓冲它们各自的接收信号。 相同的原理也适用于从内部电压逻辑电平转换到外部电压逻辑电平的电平。

    SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE FOR DATA SENSING
    3.
    发明申请
    SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE FOR DATA SENSING 有权
    用于数据传感的半导体存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US20120087177A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-12

    申请号:US13238553

    申请日:2011-09-21

    IPC分类号: G11C11/24

    CPC分类号: G11C11/4091 G11C11/4099

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell and a first reference memory cell. The memory cell includes a first switching element and a first capacitor for storing data. The first switching element is controlled by a first wordline, and has a first terminal connected to a first terminal of the first capacitor and a second terminal connected to a first bitline. The first capacitor has a second terminal for receiving a first plate voltage. The first reference memory cell includes a first reference switching element and a first capacitor. The first switching element is controlled by a first reference wordline, and has a first terminal connected to a first terminal of the first reference capacitor and a second terminal connected to a second bitline. The first reference capacitor has a second terminal receiving a first reference plate voltage different from the first plate voltage.

    摘要翻译: 半导体存储器件包括存储单元和第一参考存储单元。 存储单元包括第一开关元件和用于存储数据的第一电容器。 第一开关元件由第一字线控制,并且具有连接到第一电容器的第一端子的第一端子和连接到第一位线的第二端子。 第一电容器具有用于接收第一板电压的第二端子。 第一参考存储单元包括第一参考开关元件和第一电容器。 第一开关元件由第一参考字线控制,并且具有连接到第一参考电容器的第一端子的第一端子和连接到第二位线的第二端子。 第一参考电容器具有接收与第一板电压不同的第一参考板电压的第二端子。

    Delay circuit having variable slope control and threshold detect
    4.
    发明授权
    Delay circuit having variable slope control and threshold detect 有权
    具有可变斜率控制和阈值检测的延迟电路

    公开(公告)号:US06366149B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-02

    申请号:US09649389

    申请日:2000-08-28

    IPC分类号: H03H1126

    CPC分类号: H03K5/13

    摘要: A delay circuit in accordance with the present invention provides high-resolution changes in the time delay by utilizing a slope controller that generates an intermediate signal having sloping edges in response to edges in an input signal. A delay time controller generates an output signal having edges that begin when the level of the intermediate signal reaches a certain level. The overall time delay of the delay circuit can be varied by varying the slope of the edges of the intermediate signal, or by varying the level of the intermediate signal at which the delay time controller begins generating an edge in the output signal, or by varying both parameters. The slope controller and delay time controller can be realized with a plurality of tri-state inverters coupled in parallel for operating responsive to one or more select signals. By implementing the inverters with pull-up and pull-down transistors having different sizes, the overall time delay can be varied with very high resolution.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的延迟电路通过利用产生具有响应于输入信号中的边缘的倾斜边缘的中间信号的斜率控制器来提供时间延迟中的高分辨率变化。 延迟时间控制器产生具有当中间信号的电平达到一定水平时开始的边沿的输出信号。 可以通过改变中间信号的边沿的斜率,或通过改变延迟时间控制器开始在输出信号中产生边沿的中间信号的电平,或者通过改变延迟电路的整个时间延迟 两个参数。 斜率控制器和延迟时间控制器可以通过多个并联耦合的三态反相器来实现,以响应于一个或多个选择信号进行操作。 通过用具有不同尺寸的上拉和下拉晶体管实现逆变器,总体时间延迟可以以非常高的分辨率变化。

    Logic interface circuit and semiconductor memory device using this circuit
    5.
    发明授权
    Logic interface circuit and semiconductor memory device using this circuit 有权
    逻辑接口电路和使用该电路的半导体存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US06304495B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09576936

    申请日:2000-05-22

    IPC分类号: G11C700

    CPC分类号: G11C7/1006 G11C7/1048

    摘要: A logic interface circuit and a semiconductor memory device to which the logic interface circuit is applied, the circuit comprising: logic gate means having pull up means and pull down means which respectively responds to one or more input signals to pull up and pull down an output terminal; reverse current preventing means connected between a first supply voltage and the pull up means for preventing current from reversing from the pull up means to the first supply voltage; pre-charging means connected in parallel to the reverse current preventing means for responding to the output signal generated from the output terminal to pre-charge a common point of the reverse current preventing means and the pull up means to the first supply voltage; and reverse current preventing and voltage boosting means connected between the second supply voltage and the output terminal for responding to the first supply voltage to turn off to prevent current from reversing from the output terminal to the second supply voltage if the first supply voltage is higher than the second supply voltage, and for responding to one or more input signals to turn on to set up the output terminal to the second supply voltage if the first supply voltage is lower than the second supply voltage, thereby enabling to shift levels of the supply voltage by adding a simple circuit to logic gates like inverter, NAND gate or NOR gate.

    摘要翻译: 逻辑接口电路和应用逻辑接口电路的半导体存储器件,该电路包括:具有上拉装置和下拉装置的逻辑门装置,其分别响应于一个或多个输入信号以上拉和下拉输出 终奌站; 连接在第一电源电压和上拉装置之间的反向电流防止装置,用于防止电流从上拉装置反转到第一电源电压; 预充电装置并联连接到反向电流防止装置,用于响应从输出端产生的输出信号,以将反向电流防止装置和上拉装置的公共点预充电到第一电源电压; 以及连接在所述第二电源电压和所述输出端子之间的反向电流防止和升压装置,用于响应于所述第一电源电压以关闭以防止电流从所述输出端子反转到所述第二电源电压,如果所述第一电源电压高于 第二电源电压,并且如果第一电源电压低于第二电源电压,则响应于一个或多个输入信号而导通以将输出端子设置为第二电源电压,从而使电源电压的电平 通过向逻辑门添加一个简单的电路,如反相器,NAND门或NOR门。

    Data transmission circuitry of a synchronous semiconductor memory device
    6.
    发明授权
    Data transmission circuitry of a synchronous semiconductor memory device 有权
    同步半导体存储器件的数据传输电路

    公开(公告)号:US6147913A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-14

    申请号:US513621

    申请日:2000-02-25

    摘要: A synchronous memory comprises a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells; a clock control circuit for receiving a first clock signal, a second clock signal, and a third clock signal, and for generating an internal clock signal, a plurality of control signals, and a plurality of flag signals. The memory includes a first register circuit for storing a plurality of input data bits in response to the internal clock signal and to the control signals; a second register circuit for storing the flag signals in response to the internal clock signal and the control signals; a write drive circuit for writing the input data bits passing through the first register circuit into the memory cell array in response to the flag signals during a write cycle; a sense amplifier circuit coupled to the memory cell array, an address comparator circuit for receiving read and write address signals and for generating a first, a second, and a third combination signals; and a switching circuit for transferring the input data bits passing through the first register circuit and the flag signals passing through the second register circuit to output terminals of the device.

    摘要翻译: 同步存储器包括具有多个存储器单元的存储单元阵列; 时钟控制电路,用于接收第一时钟信号,第二时钟信号和第三时钟信号,并用于产生内部时钟信号,多个控制信号和多个标志信号。 存储器包括用于响应于内部时钟信号和控制信号而存储多个输入数据位的第一寄存器电路; 第二寄存器电路,用于响应于内部时钟信号和控制信号而存储标志信号; 写入驱动电路,用于在写入周期期间响应于标志信号,将通过第一寄存器电路的输入数据位写入存储单元阵列; 耦合到存储单元阵列的读出放大器电路,用于接收读和写地址信号并用于产生第一,第二和第三组合信号的地址比较器电路; 以及用于将通过第一寄存器电路的输入数据位和通过第二寄存器电路的标志信号传送到器件的输出端的开关电路。

    Semiconductor memory device for data sensing
    8.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory device for data sensing 有权
    用于数据传感的半导体存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US08553484B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-08

    申请号:US13238553

    申请日:2011-09-21

    IPC分类号: G11C7/00

    CPC分类号: G11C11/4091 G11C11/4099

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell and a first reference memory cell. The memory cell includes a first switching element and a first capacitor for storing data. The first switching element is controlled by a first wordline, and has a first terminal connected to a first terminal of the first capacitor and a second terminal connected to a first bitline. The first capacitor has a second terminal for receiving a first plate voltage. The first reference memory cell includes a first reference switching element and a first capacitor. The first switching element is controlled by a first reference wordline, and has a first terminal connected to a first terminal of the first reference capacitor and a second terminal connected to a second bitline. The first reference capacitor has a second terminal receiving a first reference plate voltage different from the first plate voltage.

    摘要翻译: 半导体存储器件包括存储单元和第一参考存储单元。 存储单元包括第一开关元件和用于存储数据的第一电容器。 第一开关元件由第一字线控制,并且具有连接到第一电容器的第一端子的第一端子和连接到第一位线的第二端子。 第一电容器具有用于接收第一板电压的第二端子。 第一参考存储单元包括第一参考开关元件和第一电容器。 第一开关元件由第一参考字线控制,并且具有连接到第一参考电容器的第一端子的第一端子和连接到第二位线的第二端子。 第一参考电容器具有接收与第一板电压不同的第一参考板电压的第二端子。

    DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADOPTING AN EXTERNAL MEMORY
    10.
    发明申请
    DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADOPTING AN EXTERNAL MEMORY 有权
    能够采用外部存储器的设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130060985A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-07

    申请号:US13606551

    申请日:2012-09-07

    IPC分类号: G06F13/16

    摘要: A device includes a memory controller, a memory bus coupled to the memory controller, an internal memory and an external memory connection unit. The internal memory may be directly connected to the memory controller through the memory bus. The external memory connection unit may connect an external memory directly to the memory controller through a portion of signal lines in the memory bus, and may generate a flag signal indicating whether the external memory is connected to the external memory connection unit.

    摘要翻译: 设备包括存储器控制器,耦合到存储器控制器的存储器总线,内部存储器和外部存储器连接单元。 内部存储器可以通过存储器总线直接连接到存储器控制器。 外部存储器连接单元可以通过存储器总线中的一部分信号线将外部存储器直接连接到存储器控制器,并且可以产生指示外部存储器是否连接到外部存储器连接单元的标志信号。