摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a readout circuit which reads data stored in a selected memory cell by applying predetermined voltage to the selected memory cell and a reference cell such that currents corresponding to the respective threshold voltage may flow, and comparing the current flowing in the selected memory cell with the current flowing in the reference cell. The readout circuit commonly uses the reference cell set in the same storage state for normal readout and for readout for program verification, and when the predetermined voltage is applied to the selected memory cell and the reference memory cell at the time of the readout for the program verification, it sets an applying condition to the reference memory cell such that its storage state may be shifted more in the program state direction than that in an applying condition at the time of the normal readout.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device is provided, which comprising a memory cell array comprising a two-value memory region and a multi-value memory region, in which the two-value memory region comprises a plurality of memory cells each storing 1-bit data and the multi-value memory region comprises a plurality of memory cells each storing 2 or more-bit data, and a sense amplifier section common to data read of the two-value memory region and data read of the multi-value memory region, for reading data stored in a selected memory cell by comparing a potential of the selected memory cell with a reference potential.
摘要:
Two bias circuits which supply a current to a selected memory cell and a reference memory cell have the same circuit constitution. Each bias circuit includes a first active element between a power supply node and a junction node, where a current is controlled to prevent a voltage level at the junction node from fluctuating, a second active element between the power supply node and an output node, where a current is controlled such that a voltage level at the output node is changed in direction opposite to a voltage level at the junction node in other bias circuit, a third active element and a fourth active element between the junction node and a current supply node and between the output node and the current supply node, respectively, where a bias voltage is adjusted.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention includes: n first output circuits and m second output circuits which are provided such that adjacent first and second output circuits are spaced at a regular first pitch; and input circuits which are provided such that adjacent input circuits are spaced at a regular second pitch, in which the first and second output circuits are provided such that at least part of ones of the first and second output circuit blocks alternate with the other ones of the first and second output circuits and each of the first output circuits is connected to a corresponding one of input circuits by a first conductor line which is kept straight, and second conductor lines are connected to the second output circuits such that each second conductor line passes through a gap between the input circuits.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a readout circuit which reads data stored in a selected memory cell by applying predetermined voltage to the selected memory cell and a reference cell such that currents corresponding to the respective threshold voltage may flow, and comparing the current flowing in the selected memory cell with the current flowing in the reference cell. The readout circuit commonly uses the reference cell set in the same storage state for normal readout and for readout for program verification, and when the predetermined voltage is applied to the selected memory cell and the reference memory cell at the time of the readout for the program verification, it sets an applying condition to the reference memory cell such that its storage state may be shifted more in the program state direction than that in an applying condition at the time of the normal readout.
摘要:
A reading circuit, for reading data from one memory cell of a plurality of memory cells, includes a plurality of division sensing circuits each connected to the one memory cell via a sensing line corresponding thereto among a plurality of sensing lines; and a current-voltage conversion circuit for converting a current flowing through each sensing line into a sensing voltage representing a potential of the corresponding sensing line. Each division sensing circuit includes a current load circuit for supplying a current to the one memory cell via a corresponding sensing line, and a sense amplifier for sensing a potential difference between the corresponding sensing line and a corresponding reference line of a plurality of reference lines. The current load circuit included in at least one division sensing circuit has a current supply capability different from that of the current load circuit included in another division sensing circuits.
摘要:
Two bias circuits which supply a current to a selected memory cell and a reference memory cell have the same circuit constitution. Each bias circuit includes a first active element between a power supply node and a junction node, where a current is controlled to prevent a voltage level at the junction node from fluctuating, a second active element between the power supply node and an output node, where a current is controlled such that a voltage level at the output node is changed in direction opposite to a voltage level at the junction node in other bias circuit, a third active element and a fourth active element between the junction node and a current supply node and between the output node and the current supply node, respectively, where a bias voltage is adjusted.
摘要:
A semiconductor storage device according to the present invention comprises one or more memory planes 8 comprising a plurality of memory blocks 9, and a block selection circuit for decoding an block address signal for selecting the memory block 9 from the memory plane 8 to select the memory block, generates a dummy block address for selecting a dummy block that is different from the selected block address and a defective block address of a defective block by a predetermined logical operation targeted for a specific partial bit in address bits of the selected block address when the defective block is contained in the memory plane. A bit line connected to the selected memory cell selected by the selected block address and a bit line in the dummy block are connected to differential input terminals of a sense amplifier circuit 9.
摘要:
A control circuit comprises an external command recognition section for recognizing an external command, the external command being an operation command input from outside the control circuit, an internal ROM bank including a plurality of storage regions, the internal ROM bank being used to store an internal code for achieving operations specified by the external command recognized by the external command recognition section, an internal ROM selection section for selecting a required storage region from the plurality of storage regions of the internal ROM bank in accordance with the external command recognized by the external command recognition section, a program counter for selecting and indicating an address of an internal command to be executed from a plurality of addresses of internal commands stored in the internal ROM bank, an internal command register for storing the internal command read from the internal ROM bank, and an internal command execution section for executing the internal command stored in the internal command register.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor storing device according to the present invention comprises a block replacing means for replacing a defective block with a redundant block when a memory block in a memory array is the defective block. The block replacing means includes an address translation circuit 10 for converting an inputted external block address into an internal block address by inverting an address bit corresponding to dissident of each address bit between a defective block address of the defective block and a redundant block address among address bits of the inputted external block address, and each of the memory blocks 5 is selected based on the internal block address after the translation of the external block address inputted from outside by the address translation circuit 10.