摘要:
A flash memory includes a memory sector, a command interface, a first signal buffer, a control signal generation circuit, a data input buffer, an error correction circuit, an address buffer, an address signal generation circuit, a plurality of data memory circuits, and write circuit. The command interface receives a write data input instruction from an external device to generate a write data input instruction signal, and receives a write instruction from the external device to generate a write instruction signal. The error correction circuit is activated by the write data input instruction signal to receive the write data in synchronization with the write enable signal, and is activated by the write instruction signal to generate a check data for an error correction in synchronization with the control signal.
摘要:
A memory cell array has a first and a second storage area. The first storage area has a memory elements selected by an address signal. The second storage area has a memory elements selected by a control signal. A control circuit has a fuse element. When the fuse element has been blown, the control circuit inhibits at least one of writing and erasing from being done on the second storage area.
摘要:
Data having three values or more is stored in a memory cell in a nonvolatile manner. A data circuit has a plurality of storage circuits. One of the plurality of storage circuits is a latch circuit. Another one of the plurality of storage circuits is a capacitor. The latch circuit and the capacitor function to temporarily store program/read data having two bits or more. Data held by the capacitor is refreshed using the latch circuit if data variation due to leakage causes a program. As a result, the data circuit does not become large in size even if multi-level data is used.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of cell array blocks in each of which a plurality of memory cells are arranged; address decode circuits for selecting memory cells in the cell array blocks; sense amplifier circuits for reading cell data of the cell array blocks; and a busy signal generation circuit for generating a busy signal to the chip external, wherein in a first read cycle selecting a first area in a first cell array block, cell data read operations for the first area of the first cell array block and a second area of a second cell array block are simultaneously executed, while the busy signal generation circuit generates a true busy signal, and then a read data output operation is executed for outputting the read out data of the first area held in the sense amplifier circuits to the chip external, and in a second read cycle selecting the second area in the second cell array block, after the busy signal generation circuit has output a dummy busy signal shorter in time length than the true busy signal without executing cell data read operation, a read data output operation is executed for outputting the read out data of the second area held in the sense amplifier circuits to the chip external.
摘要:
Data storage circuits are connected to the bit lines in a one-to-one correspondence. A write circuit writes the data on a first page into a plurality of first memory cells selected simultaneously by a word line. Thereafter, the write circuit writes the data on a second page into the plurality of first memory cell. Then, the write circuit writes the data on the first and second pages into second memory cells adjoining the first memory cells in the bit line direction.
摘要:
A memory cell array has a first and a second storage area. The first storage area has memory elements selected by an address signal. The second storage area has memory elements selected by a control signal. A control circuit has a fuse element. When the fuse element has been blown, the control circuit inhibits at least one of writing and erasing from being done on the second storage area.
摘要:
A memory cell array has a first and a second storage area. The first storage area has a memory elements selected by an address signal. The second storage area has a memory elements selected by a control signal. A control circuit has a fuse element. When the fuse element has been blown, the control circuit inhibits at least one of writing and erasing from being done on the second storage area.
摘要:
Before the next data is stored into a first memory cell in which i bits of data have been stored, i or less bits of data are written into cells adjacent to the first memory cell beforehand. The writing of i or less bits of data is done using a threshold voltage lower than the original threshold voltage (or the actual threshold voltage in storing i bits of data). After the adjacent cells have been written into, writing is done to raise the threshold voltage of the first memory cell.
摘要:
A semiconductor storage device includes a main memory cell array and a redundancy memory cell array. The redundancy memory cell array is set to selectively have a replacing area replacing a defective memory cell in the main memory cell array, and a non-replacing area other than the replacing area. Memory cells in the main memory cell array and the redundancy memory cell array are selected and driven by a memory selection circuit. A control section for controlling the memory selection circuit is set to assign main memory addresses to memory cells in the non-replacing area, and use these memory cells as an expansion area of the main memory cell array.
摘要:
For a verify operation using potential Vbi′, the data of a memory cell is preliminarily read by using potential Vai+1 and the state of the memory cell is stored in a latch circuit. Then, a verify/read operation is conducted by using potential Vbi′. If the state of the cell is higher than Ai+1, the outcome of the verify/read operation is forcibly brought down to a low level. Thus, only two latch circuits are required for storing an n-bit data, including one for storing the data to be written and one for preliminarily reading if the state of the cell is higher than Ai+1 or not and storing the outcome of the preliminary reading.