TW377440B - Variable latency memory circuit - Google Patents

Variable latency memory circuit

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TW377440B
TW377440B TW086120108A TW86120108A TW377440B TW 377440 B TW377440 B TW 377440B TW 086120108 A TW086120108 A TW 086120108A TW 86120108 A TW86120108 A TW 86120108A TW 377440 B TW377440 B TW 377440B
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data
circuitry
data storage
storage circuitry
memory cell
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Paulette Thurston
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Texas Instruments Inc
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    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
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    • G11C7/1051—Data output circuits, e.g. read-out amplifiers, data output buffers, data output registers, data output level conversion circuits
    • G11C7/106—Data output latches
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    • G11C7/1015—Read-write modes for single port memories, i.e. having either a random port or a serial port
    • G11C7/1018—Serial bit line access mode, e.g. using bit line address shift registers, bit line address counters, bit line burst counters
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    • G11C7/1051—Data output circuits, e.g. read-out amplifiers, data output buffers, data output registers, data output level conversion circuits
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
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    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1051—Data output circuits, e.g. read-out amplifiers, data output buffers, data output registers, data output level conversion circuits
    • G11C7/1066—Output synchronization
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    • G11C7/1072—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers for memories with random access ports synchronised on clock signal pulse trains, e.g. synchronous memories, self timed memories
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1078—Data input circuits, e.g. write amplifiers, data input buffers, data input registers, data input level conversion circuits
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1078—Data input circuits, e.g. write amplifiers, data input buffers, data input registers, data input level conversion circuits
    • G11C7/1087—Data input latches
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    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/22—Read-write [R-W] timing or clocking circuits; Read-write [R-W] control signal generators or management 
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C8/00—Arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store
    • G11C8/18—Address timing or clocking circuits; Address control signal generation or management, e.g. for row address strobe [RAS] or column address strobe [CAS] signals

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
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  • Static Random-Access Memory (AREA)
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EP (1) EP0852380B1 (zh)
JP (1) JPH10207760A (zh)
KR (1) KR19980070330A (zh)
DE (1) DE69823074T2 (zh)
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EP0852380A2 (en) 1998-07-08
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