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EP0908887A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

Assignee: NEC Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1998-09-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-09-11
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor integrated circuit device is comprised a main memory portion composed of a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, a sub memory portion composed of a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, a bi-directional data transfer circuit for connecting the main memory portion and the sub memory portion through data transfer bus lines, respectively, the sub memory portion being constituted with a plurality of memory cell groups, and a plurality of registers provided such that different data input/output modes are set independently for the plurality of the memory cell groups. Therefore, the semiconductor integrated circuit device of the present invention has a main memory suitable for being accessed from a plurality of data processors.

Inventors

  • 👤 Taketo Maesako
  • 👤 Kouki Yamamoto
  • 👤 Yoshinori Matsui
  • 👤 Kenichi Sakakibara

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 11:20
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C7/00; G11C7/10; G11C7/1015; G11C7/103

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 44 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of memory cell groups each groups being selectable by an address signal or an internal control signal and a plurality of registers provided such that data input/output modes for respective said memory cell groups are set independently.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a main memory portion composed of a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, a sub memory portion composed of a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, a bi-directional data transfer circuit for connecting said main memory portion and said sub memory portion through data transfer bus lines, respectively, said sub memory portion being constituted with a plurality of memory cell groups, and a plurality of registers provided such that different data input/output modes are set independently for the plurality of said memory cell groups.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data input/output mode is an address sequence, a burst length or a latency or a combination of them.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said registers for setting the data input/output mode are provided for a portion or whole portion of said memory cell groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an identical data input/output mode can be set in at least two of said memory cell groups simultaneously.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
A semiconductor device comprising memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, wherein the data input/output mode is set simultaneously with an assignment of a read or write operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the data input/output mode is an address sequence, a burst length or a latency or a combination of them.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 34 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the data input/output mode is set by using an address other than an address used in the assignment of the read or write operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 89 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a main memory portion constituted with memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, a sub memory portion constructed with memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns and a bi-directional data transfer circuit for connecting said main memory portion and said sub memory portion through data transfer bus lines, respectively, wherein data input/output modes of said sub memory portion are set simultaneously with an assignment of a read or write operation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the data input/output mode is an address sequence, a burst length or a latency or a combination of them.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 34 words
A semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the data input/output mode is set by using an address other than an address used in the assignment of the read or write operation.

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