Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a logic circuit, a memory, and a storage device. The storage device has a first special information storage region into which special information is written before a solder reflow process, a second special information storage region into which special information for updating is written after the solder reflow process, and a data storage region. The first special information storage region is constituted by a memory cell having a high reflow resistance and in which data is retained even after the solder reflow process. The second special information storage region and the data storage region are constituted by memory cells having a low reflow resistance and in which data may not be retained during the solder reflow process.
Abstract:
A storage device includes a data memory unit and a status memory unit. The data memory unit includes a pair of flash memory cells to be read by a complementary read mode, and 1-bit data is stored therein by the pair of flash memory cells. The status memory unit includes a flash memory cell to be read by a reference read mode, and a status flag is stored therein by the flash memory cell.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a logic circuit, a memory, and a storage device. The storage device has a first special information storage region into which special information is written before a solder reflow process, a second special information storage region into which special information for updating is written after the solder reflow process, and a data storage region. The first special information storage region is constituted by a memory cell having a high reflow resistance and in which data is retained even after the solder reflow process. The second special information storage region and the data storage region are constituted by memory cells having a low reflow resistance and in which data may not be retained during the solder reflow process.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a memory array having a plurality of complementary cells, each including a first memory element and a second memory element, for holding binary data depending on a difference of threshold voltage therebetween, and a control circuit for initializing the complementary cells. The control circuit performs a first initialization control of reducing the threshold voltage of both the first memory element and the second memory element of the complementary cell and changing the threshold voltage of at least one of the first memory element and the second memory element at an intermediate level lower than a first writing level and higher than an initialization level, a first writing control of changing the threshold voltage of one of the first memory element and the second memory element of the complementary cell at the first writing level, and a second initialization control of changing the threshold voltage of both the first memory element and the second memory element of the complementary cell at the initialization level.