摘要:
The dynamic memory device of the present invention is formed on an integrated semiconductor substrate subjected to alpha radiation and comprises a switching transistor having a switching terminal, an input-output terminal and a memory terminal; a bit line couple to said input-output terminal for supplying a charge to said transistor; a word line coupled to said switching terminal for controlling the switching of said transistor; and, an R-C circuit coupled to the memory terminal and comprising a charge storage capacitor for storing the charge supplied from said bit line and for substantially preventing loss of the stored charge due to particle radiation.
摘要:
Memory cell arrays containing dynamic memory cells and write/read circuits for these memory cell arrays are arranged alternately. In the write/read circuit, read amplifiers are provided at a rate of one for every four columns (bit line pairs). This read amplifier is composed of a preamplifier and a main amplifier. Each column is provided with a multiplexer, which selects a column and connects it to the preamplifier of a read amplifier. The signal amplified by this preamplifier is supplied to the main amplifier. The current-mirror load circuit of this main amplifier is in common use by a plurality of read amplifiers.
摘要:
A buffer circuit includes first and second differential amplification type buffer circuits. The input nodes of the first and second differential amplification type buffer circuits are connected together and the output nodes of the first and second differential amplification type buffer circuits are also connected to each other. The first differential amplification type buffer circuit is constituted by a pair of driving P-channel MOS transistors and N-channel MOS transistors acting as loads of the P-channel MOS transistors and connected to constitute a current mirror circuit. The second differential amplification type buffer circuit is constituted by P-channel MOS transistors acting as loads and connected to constitute a current mirror circuit and a pair of driving N-channel MOS transistors.
摘要:
First to third N.sup.+ -type impurity regions are formed separately from one another by a preset distance in the surface area of a P-type semiconductor substrate or a P-well region formed in an N-type semiconductor substrate. The first impurity region is connected to a power source and the second impurity region is connected to a ground terminal. The third impurity region formed between the first and second impurity regions is connected to one end of an input protection resistor which is connected at the other end to a signal input pad. The first impurity region, the third impurity region and that portion of the P-type semiconductor substrate or P-well region which lies between the first and third impurity regions constitute a first bipolar transistor for input protection and the second impurity region, the third impurity region and that portion of the P-type semiconductor substrate or P-well region which lies between the second and third impurity regions constitute a second bipolar transistor for input protection. The resistor and the first and second bipolar transistors constitute an input protection circuit.
摘要:
A signal line runs in parallel with first to fourth bit lines on a memory cell array of a dynamic memory device. The signal line runs between and along the first and third bit lines, turns at a predetermined position, turns again and runs between and along the second and fourth bit lines. The predetermined turning position is a position corresponding to the half of the bit line length. The result is that the stray capacitances between the signal line and these bit lines are equal at about 1/2C.sub.F.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory comprises a memory cell for storing data, a bit line pair for transfering the data, a sense amplifier for amplifying the data from the bit line pair, a restore circuit directly connected to the bit line pair for restoring the data in the semiconductor memory, and a pair of constant voltage barrier transistors connected between the restore circuit and the sense amplifier for increasing the speed of sensing.
摘要:
According to this invention, a semiconductor apparatus includes a word line group consisting of four word lines, a bit line pair group, word line drive circuits, arrangement patterns of which are alternately inverted, for outputting boosted word line signals to the word line group, and memory contact portions provided to the bit line pair group in a 1/4-pitch system, wherein output terminals of the word line drive circuit having an inverted arrangement pattern are connected to memory cells so as to be aligned in the same order as in output terminals of the word line drive circuit having a non-inverted arrangement pattern.
摘要:
A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor chip and a memory array constituted by a plurality of memory blocks formed in the semiconductor chip and each having the essentially same construction and a plurality of bit lines arranged in columns at a predetermined interval. The semiconductor device further comprises a dummy wiring pattern arranged ajacent to the memory array in the semiconductor chip and including a dummy wiring layer set apart from outermost bit lines of each memory block a distance equal to the predetermined interval.
摘要:
First sense amplifiers formed of N-channel transistors are disposed between first and second memory cell blocks. Second sense amplifiers formed of P-channel transistors are disposed between second and third memory cell blocks. Switching transistors are disposed between the sense amplifiers and the memory cell blocks in order to select a particular memory cell block in response to signals applied to the gates thereof.
摘要:
In a semiconductor integrated circuit, power lines or ground lines of a plurality of circuit blocks having equivalent functions are coupled via a switch circuit to a common main power line or main ground line on a semiconductor integrated circuit chip or semiconductor wafer. The main power line is supplied with power source potential and said main ground line with ground potential. A switch control circuit selectively switches the switch circuit ON or OFF so that defective circuit blocks may be deactivated.