摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit having therein a plurality of memories, realizing an improved yield by efficiently repairing a defective bit in a memory. This semiconductor integrated circuit has: a plurality of circuit blocks (RAM macro cells) each having an identification code coincidence detecting circuit for determining whether an input identification code coincides with a self identification code or not and a reception data latch and performing an operation according to latched data; a setting circuit capable of setting the identification code and information corresponding to the identification code and serially outputting the set information; and a control circuit capable of sequentially reading the setting information from the setting circuit, converting the setting information to parallel data, and transferring the parallel data to the plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks captures and holds the setting information transferred when the identification code coincidence detecting circuit determines that the input identification code and the self identification code coincide with each other.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit can efficiently repair a defective bit in a memory and comprises a plurality of circuit blocks (RAM macro cells) each having an identification code coincidence detecting circuit for determining whether an input identification code coincides with a self identification code and a reception data latch and performing an operation according to latched data; a setting circuit capable of setting the identification code and information corresponding to the identification code and serially outputting the set information; and a control circuit capable of sequentially reading the set information from the setting circuit, converting the set information to parallel data, and transferring the parallel data to the plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks captures and holds the set information transferred when the identification code coincidence detecting circuit determines that the input identification code and the self identification code coincide.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit having therein a plurality of memories, realizing an improved yield by efficiently repairing a defective bit in a memory. This semiconductor integrated circuit has: a plurality of circuit blocks (RAM macro cells) each having an identification code coincidence detecting circuit for determining whether an input identification code coincides with a self identification code or not and a reception data latch and performing an operation according to latched data; a setting circuit capable of setting the identification code and information corresponding to the identification code and serially outputting the set information; and a control circuit capable of sequentially reading the setting information from the setting circuit, converting the setting information to parallel data, and transferring the parallel data to the plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks captures and holds the setting information transferred when the identification code coincidence detecting circuit determines that the input identification code and the self identification code coincide with each other.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a test circuit including a first latch circuit for holding a test pattern input to an electronic circuit operating in accordance with a clock signal and a second latch circuit for holding the output signal of the electronic circuit corresponding to the test pattern. In the test circuit, the clock signal having a frequency higher than the noise frequency generated in the power line at the time of starting to supply the clock signal to the electronic circuit is continuously supplied to the electronic circuit and the test circuit, while at the same time performing, in accordance with the clock signal in a period longer than the period of the clock signal, the operation of inputting the test pattern to the first latch circuit and the operation of outputting the output signal held in the second latch circuit.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel semiconductor integrated circuit device equipped with memory circuits, high-speed memories and large memory capacity memory circuits, which enables speeding up and facilitation of timing settings. The semiconductor integrated circuit device is provided with first amplifier circuits; which include first MOSFETs of first conductivity type, which have gates provided for a plurality of bit lines to which memory cells are respectively connected, and which are respectively maintained in an off state under precharge voltages supplied to the bit lines, as read circuits of the memory cells determined as to whether memory currents flow according to the operation of selecting word lines and memory information; and which are respectively brought to operating states in association with select signals for the bit lines, and also provided with a second amplifier circuit including; a plurality of second MOSFETs of second conductivity type, which have gates respectively supplied with a plurality of amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits and which are connected in parallel configurations; and which forms an amplified signal corresponding to the amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits.
摘要:
The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device on which a RAM macro capable of selecting an operation mode adapted to improved ease of use, response, or low power consumption or selecting an input setup value is mounted. In a first operation mode of a RAM macro, a timing of receiving an input signal is set as a first timing. In a second operation mode, a timing of receiving an input signal is set to a second timing later than the first timing. In a semiconductor integrated circuit device including an input circuit for receiving an input signal and a decoder circuit for decoding an output signal of the input circuit, the input circuit is activated on the basis of a first signal and the decoder circuit is activated on the basis of a second signal.
摘要:
There is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit device which has realized high speed operation, high integration density and highly efficient layout of the RAM macro, in which a memory array which is divided into four sections in the X and Y coordinates directions is disposed, a first input circuit for receiving a signal which requires optimization for a signal delay is disposed to the center of such four memory arrays, a second input circuit for receiving a data input and control signals thereof is disposed to the center of Y coordinate corresponding to the extending direction of the word line and a signal line for transferring an input signal from the external circuit of the RAM macro to the first and second input circuits is formed using an upper layer wiring for the wiring to form the memory array.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first variable delay circuit which delays a timing signal for activating a sense amplifier which is supplied with a signal read out from a memory array and amplifies the signal so that a timing difference between a dummy signal read out from a dummy memory cell and the timing signal of the sense amplifier is detected by a detection circuit to be made small in accordance with an output of the detection circuit, and a second variable delay circuit which adjusts a relative timing difference between the dummy signal and the timing signal of the sense amplifier.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel semiconductor integrated circuit device equipped with memory circuits, high-speed memories and large memory capacity memory circuits, which enables speeding up and facilitation of timing settings. The semiconductor integrated circuit device is provided with first amplifier circuits; which include first MOSFETs of first conductivity type, which have gates provided for a plurality of bit lines to which memory cells are respectively connected, and which are respectively maintained in an off state under precharge voltages supplied to the bit lines, as read circuits of the memory cells determined as to whether memory currents flow according to the operation of selecting word lines and memory information; and which are respectively brought to operating states in association with select signals for the bit lines, and also provided with a second amplifier circuit including; a plurality of second MOSFETs of second conductivity type, which have gates respectively supplied with a plurality of amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits and which are connected in parallel configurations; and which forms an amplified signal corresponding to the amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel semiconductor integrated circuit device equipped with memory circuits, high-speed memories and large memory capacity memory circuits, which enables speeding up and facilitation of timing settings. The semiconductor integrated circuit device is provided with first amplifier circuits; which include first MOSFETs of first conductivity type, which have gates provided for a plurality of bit lines to which memory cells are respectively connected, and which are respectively maintained in an off state under precharge voltages supplied to the bit lines, as read circuits of the memory cells determined as to whether memory currents flow according to the operation of selecting word lines and memory information; and which are respectively brought to operating states in association with select signals for the bit lines, and also provided with a second amplifier circuit including; a plurality of second MOSFETs of second conductivity type, which have gates respectively supplied with a plurality of amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits and which are connected in parallel configurations; and which forms an amplified signal corresponding to the amplified signals of the first amplifier circuits.