Nonvolatile semiconductor memory
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5590074A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-31

    申请号:US466732

    申请日:1995-06-06

    摘要: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory employs sense amplifiers, circuits for providing stabilized source voltages, and circuits for realizing high-speed and reliable read and write operations. The semiconductor memory has a matrix of nonvolatile erasable memory cell transistors. The semiconductor memory employs an arrangement for effectively using a plurality of source voltages and applying a verify voltage to sense amplifiers and word lines, a write verify arrangement for detecting an output of the sense amplifiers, an arrangement for comparing an output of the sense amplifiers with a reference value to determine whether or not a written state of the memory cell transistors is acceptable, an arrangement for adjusting an output of the sense amplifiers with use of inverters and transistors in response to a current flowing to the memory cell transistors, to improve a drive speed of the sense amplifiers, an internal source voltage generating arrangement using an n-channel depletion transistor connected to an external source voltage (Vcc), the gate of the transistor being connected to a low source voltage (Vss) to provide an internal source voltage (Vci), a combination of an arrangement for dropping the external source voltage (Vcc) for read to a predetermined value to drive a read circuit in the memory and an arrangement for dropping an external voltage (Vpp) for write, to generate a word line potential for a verify-after-write operation, an arrangement for setting a reference voltage (Vref) as a lower threshold (Vth) allowed for cell transistors (11.sub.00 to 11.sub.22), and comparing the voltage of a data bus (13) with the reference voltage (Vref), to simultaneously carry out an erase-verify operation on all memory cell transistors, and a pre-read arrangement for accessing the next address during a read time of the sense amplifiers, to improve a read speed.

    Nonvolatile semiconductor memory with pre-read means
    10.
    发明授权
    Nonvolatile semiconductor memory with pre-read means 失效
    具有预读功能的非易失性半导体存储器

    公开(公告)号:US5572463A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-05

    申请号:US416281

    申请日:1995-04-04

    摘要: A semiconductor memory having address buffer means, memory cell means, word line selection means, bit line selection means, an output buffer, first address generation means connected to the address buffer means, for providing and address for specifying a group of data pieces, and second address generation means for providing addresses for specifying the data pieces, respectively, the semiconductor memory comprising first reading means for selecting and reading a group of data pieces through one of the word line selection means and bit line selection means according to an address provided by the first address generation means, second reading means for selecting the data pieces, which have been selected and read according to the address provided by the first address generation means, through one of the bit line selection means and word line selection means according addresses provided by the second address generation means and providing them to the output buffer; and pre-reading means for reading another group of data pieces according the another address to be provided by the first address generation means while the preceding data pieces are being read according to the preceding address provided by the first address generation means and being selectively provided to the output buffer according to the addresses provided by the second address generation means.

    摘要翻译: 具有地址缓冲器装置,存储单元装置,字线选择装置,位线选择装置,输出缓冲器,连接到地址缓冲器装置的第一地址产生装置的半导体存储器,用于提供和寻址用于指定一组数据片段,以及 第二地址产生装置,分别提供用于指定数据片段的地址,所述半导体存储器包括第一读取装置,用于根据由字线选择装置和位线选择装置中的一个选择和读取一组数据片段, 第一地址产生装置,用于根据由第一地址产生装置提供的地址选择和读取的数据片段的第二地址产生装置,通过位线选择装置和字线选择装置之一,根据由 第二地址产生装置并将其提供给输出缓冲器; 以及预读取装置,用于根据由第一地址产生装置提供的另一地址读取另一组数据片段,同时根据由第一地址产生装置提供的先前地址读取先前的数据,并且选择性地提供给 所述输出缓冲器根据由所述第二地址产生装置提供的地址。