Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of data input/output pads configured to transmit and receive data to and from memory cells, an alert pad configured to output data error information while the data is transmitted and received, and a monitoring device configured to output the data error information to the alert pad in a first mode and to output monitoring information to the alert pad in a second mode.
Abstract:
A memory cell array includes a plurality of normal word lines arranged at a first pitch, a plurality of repair word lines arranged at a second pitch, and a dummy boundary word line configured to be arranged between an outermost normal word line and an outermost repair word line.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a pipe latch suitable for sequentially latching data in response to a pipe input control signal and sequentially outputting data in response to a pipe output control signal, a pipe latch control unit suitable for generating the pipe input/output control signals in response to a command signal and latency information, and resetting the pipe input/output control signals in response to a pipe reset signal, and an error detection unit suitable for receiving the pipe input control signal and the pipe output control signal, detecting a latency error, and generating the pipe reset signal
Abstract:
A method for testing a semiconductor device includes testing the semiconductor device in a plurality of operation modes sequentially, and programming the semiconductor device to operate in at least one of the operation modes when the semiconductor device passes the testing.
Abstract:
A memory device includes a pad that provides an interface with an exterior, a first setting unit that generates a termination setting signal for setting the pad for a purpose of termination data strobe using a first specific code of a mode register set operation, a second setting unit that generates a mask setting signal for setting the pad for a purpose of data mask using a second specific code of the mode register set operation, and a third setting unit that generates a write inversion setting signal for setting the pad for a purpose of write data bus inversion using third specific code of the mode register set operation. When a setting signal with a higher priority is activated, a setting signal with a lower priority is deactivated regardless of a value of the corresponding code.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a normal region for storing a plurality of data, an error information region for storing a plurality of error information data corresponding to the plurality of normal data, respectively, and a redundancy region for replacing the normal region, an error detection unit suitable for detecting an error on the plurality of data in response to the plurality of error information data, and storing an error location information, which indicates a storage region of a data having an error in the normal and redundancy regions, based on an error detection result, and a repair operation unit suitable for replacing the storage region, which is indicated by the error location information, by the redundancy region during a repair operation period.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a pipe latch suitable for sequentially latching data in response to a pipe input control signal and sequentially outputting data in response to a pipe output control signal, a pipe latch control unit suitable for generating the pipe input/output control signals in response to a command signal and latency information, and resetting the pipe input/output control signals in response to a pipe reset signal, and an error detection unit suitable for receiving the pipe input control signal and the pipe output control signal, detecting a latency error, and generating the pipe reset signal
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a data bus inversion (DBI) decision unit suitable for deciding whether a DBI operation mode is performed, based on a read data, and generating a DBI decision signal corresponding to a result of the decision; an output control unit suitable for generating an arrangement control signal in which a delay amount of time for the decision is reflected, in a DBI operation mode; a data synchronization unit suitable for synchronizing the read data with the arrangement control signal and output the synchronized read data and inverted signals of the synchronized read data, in the DBI operation mode; and a data output unit suitable for selectively outputting the synchronized read data and the inverted signals of the synchronized read data, to an external in response to the DBI decision signal, the arrangement control signal and an output control signal, in the DBI operation mode.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit chip includes a test enable pad configured to receive a test enable signal, a plurality of test input pads including a reset pad, a signal combination unit configured to combine signals input to the plurality of test input pads when the test enable signal is activated, and to generate a plurality of test output signals, a plurality of test output pads configured to output the plurality of test output signals, and a reset control unit configured to generate a system reset signal using a signal input to the reset pad when the test enable signal is deactivated, and to generate the system reset signal using the test enable signal when the test enable signal is activated.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of data input/output pads configured to transmit and receive data to and from memory cells, an alert pad configured to output data error information while the data is transmitted and received, and a monitoring device configured to output the data error information to the alert pad in a first mode and to output monitoring information to the alert pad in a second mode.