US4974203A
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Arrangement and construction of an output control circuit in a semiconductor memory device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1988-11-22
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Granted: 1990-11-27
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Expires: 2008-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor memory device includes output control circuits which are located adjacent to column sense amplifiers and output transistors which are located at a distance from the output control circuits. The wiring length of a first wiring from the column sense amplifiers to the output control circuits is set to be shorter than the wiring length of a second wiring from the output control circuits to the output transistors. The second wiring has a parasitic capacitance at least five times the parasitic capacitance of the first wiring.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayasu Sakurai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:42
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/34; G11C7/00; G11C7/10; G11C7/1048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A semiconductor memory device, comprising: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged in a matrix form; column sense amplifier means for amplifying data read out from the memory cells in said memory cell array and supplied to bit lines; output control means connected to receive an output from said column sense amplifier means; a first wiring for connecting said column sense amplifier means and said output control means to each other, the first wiring having a parasitic capacitance; output transistors, driven and controlled by the output of said output control means; and a second wiring for connecting said output control means and said output transistors to each other and having a wiring length larger than that of the first wiring, the second wiring having a parasitic capacitance at least five times the parasitic capacitance of the first wiring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A semiconductor memory device, comprising: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged in a matrix form; column sense amplifier means for amplifying data read out from the memory cells in said memory cell array and supplied to bit lines; output control means connected to receive an output from said column sense amplifier means; a first wiring for connecting said column sense amplifier means and said output control means to each other, the first wiring having a parasitic capacitance; output transistors, driven and controlled by the output of said output control means; and a second wiring for connecting said output control means and said output transistors to each other and having a wiring length larger than that of the first wiring, the second wiring having a parasitic capacitance at least five times the parasitic capacitance of the first wiring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein the delay time of a signal due to said second wiring is longer than that of a signal due to said first wiring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said column sense amplifier means includes amplifier sections respectively coupled to columns of memory cells of said memory cell array.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said column sense amplifier means includes amplifier sections each coupled to a plurality of columns of memory cells of said memory cell array.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said output transistors include MOS transistors whose current paths are serially connected between power source terminals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor memory device has output bits of more than 8 bits.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said output control means further includes a plurality of control sections, each having an output, and an output selection means for selecting one output from said plurality of control sections, an output terminal of said output selection means being connected to control input terminals of said output transistors via said second wiring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 7, wherein said second wiring includes a common data line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 7, wherein each of said plurality of control sections includes a NOR gate connected to receive an output signal from a corresponding amplifier section in said column sense amplifier means and an output enable signal; a NAND data connected to receive an output signal from a corresponding amplifier section and an inverted signal of said output enable signal; a first inverter for inverting an output signal of the NOR gate and outputting a first inverted signal from the control section; and a second inverter for inverting an output signal of the NAND gate and outputting a second inverted signal from the control section.
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