摘要:
A semiconductor apparatus with an open bit line structure includes a memory bank including a plurality of memory cell blocks and dummy mats, in which a plurality of bit lines are formed, a bit line sense amplifier configured to be arranged between the plurality of memory cell blocks and the dummy mats, compare a voltage difference between a bit line and a complementary bit line, and amplify the difference, and a dummy word line driving unit configured to selectively activate a dummy word line of the dummy mat in response to a test mode.
摘要:
A semiconductor apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transmission control unit configured to generate, in response to a received pulse signal having a first pulse width, transmission control signals with a second pulse width larger than the first pulse width and synchronization control signals with a third pulse width larger than the second pulse width. The apparatus also includes a reception control unit configured to generate reception control signals in response to the synchronization control signals.
摘要:
Various embodiments of a test mode control circuit of a semiconductor apparatus and related methods are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the test mode control circuit may include: a test mode control block configured to generate a plurality of control signal sets in response to a first address signal set and a second address signal set which are sequentially inputted; a test mode transfer block configured to transfer a plurality of test mode signals, which are generated according to a combination of the plurality of control signal sets, to a plurality of circuit blocks of the semiconductor apparatus; and a plurality of global lines configured to transmit the plurality of control signal sets to the test mode transfer block.
摘要:
Various embodiments of a test mode signal generating device are disclosed. The device includes first and second test mode signal generating units. The first test mode signal generating unit is configured to receive test address signals to generate a first test mode signal when a first mode conversion signal is enabled. The first test mode signal generating unit is also configured to enable a second mode conversion signal when the test address signals correspond to a first predetermined combination. The second test mode signal generating unit is configured to receive the test address signals to generate a second test mode signal when the second mode conversion signal is enabled. The second test mode signal generating unit is also configured to enable the first mode conversion signal when the test address signals correspond to a second predetermined combination.
摘要:
A semiconductor apparatus includes: a slave chip including a signal transfer unit configured to determine whether or not to transfer an input signal in response to a chip select signal; a master chip including a replica circuit unit having the same configuration as the signal transfer unit and a signal output unit configured to receive an output signal of the signal transfer unit and an output signal of the replica circuit unit and generate an output signal in response to the control signal; a first through-chip via vertically formed through the slave chip, and having one end connected to the master chip to receive the input signal and the other end connected to the signal transfer unit; and a second through-chip via vertically formed through the slave chip, and having one end connected to the signal transfer unit and the other end connected to the signal output unit.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a clock control unit configured to receive a first clock when an enable signal is activated and generate a second clock which has a cycle closer in length to a target clock cycle than the first clock; a DLL input clock generation unit configured to output one of the first clock and the second clock as a DLL input clock according to a DLL select signal; and an address/command input clock generation unit configured to output one of the first clock and the second clock as an AC input clock according to the enable signal.
摘要:
A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor chip through-line for transmitting signals commonly to a plurality of stacked semiconductor chips. The apparatus includes a first test pulse signal transmission unit configured to transmit a first test pulse signal to a first end of the semiconductor chip through-line when a power-up operation is performed; a second test pulse signal transmission unit configured to transmit a second test pulse signal to a second end of the semiconductor chip through-line after the first test pulse signal is transmitted; a first signal reception unit coupled to the first end of the semiconductor chip through-line, and configured to receive signals transmitted from the first and second test pulse signal transmission units; and a second signal reception unit coupled to the second end of the semiconductor chip through-line, and configured to receive the signals transmitted by the first and second test pulse signal transmission units.
摘要:
A test mode signal generation device includes a pulse address generation unit configured to convert test address signals into pulse signals and generate pulse address signals, a pulse address split unit configured to generate converted test address signals in response to the pulse address signals, and a test mode signal generation unit configured to generate a test mode signal in response to the converted test address signals.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device selects one of a plurality of memory cells as a dummy memory cell. The dummy memory cell is connected to a bit line that is complementary to a bit line connected to a selected memory cell. This technique advantageously compensates capacitance of the bit line. The semiconductor memory device comprises a selected memory cell connected to a first bit line and a first word line, a dummy memory cell connected to a second bit line complementary to the first bit line and a second word line, and a sense amplifier connected to the first and second bit lines and configured to read data stored in the selected memory cell by simultaneously enablement of the first and second word lines.
摘要:
Provided is a semiconductor device which performs a refresh operation by sequentially counting a refresh address including a main word line address, a mat address, and a sub word line address in order of the main word line address, the mat address, and the sub word line address. The semiconductor device includes a control signal generation unit configured to activate, latch, and output a toggle control signal when a delayed refresh signal is inputted at the initial stage, deactivate and output the toggle control signal after additionally counting a redundancy word line address when counting of the main word line address with respect to the mat address is completed, and then activate, latch, and output the toggle control signal when the delayed refresh signal is inputted.