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Test circuit in clock synchronous semiconductor memory device
Assignee: DRAM MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1996-12-24
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract In order to reduce a test time for a synchronous type memory device, a compression circuit compresses a plurality of memory cell data which are inputted in a plurality of read registers provided for a data output terminal to 1-bit data. A bank selection circuit selects an output of the compression circuit of either a bank #A or a bank #B. A tristate inverter buffer passes the 1-bit compression data selected by the bank selection circuit in accordance with a test mode command signal. The data output terminal outputs compressed data of a plurality of bits of memory cells. Thus, it is possible to simultaneously determine pass/fail of a plurality of memory cells, thereby reducing the test time.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiji Sawada
- 👤 Yasuhiro Konishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 16:28
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C29/00; G11C29/04; G11C29/08; G11C29/12; G11C29/38; G11C29/40; G11C29/18; G11C29/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signals in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor memory device comprising: a data input terminal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a predetermined number of memory cells for writing data applied sequentially to said data input terminal in synchronization with the clock signal; and write means for simultaneously writing test data being supplied to said data input terminal within one clock cycle of said clock signal in said memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signals in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor memory device comprising: a data input terminal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a predetermined number of memory cells for writing data applied sequentially to said data input terminal in synchronization with the clock signal; and write means for simultaneously writing test data being supplied to said data input terminal within one clock cycle of said clock signal in said memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signals in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor memory device comprising: a plurality of data input terminal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a group of a predetermined number of memory cells for each of said plurality of data input terminals for writing data applied sequentially to each of said plurality of data input terminals in synchronization with the clock signal; and write means for simultaneously writing test data being supplied to each of said plurality of data input terminals in one clock cycle in corresponding groups of said predetermined number of memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
121 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signals in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor memory device comprising: a plurality of data input terminal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a group of a predetermined number of memory cells for each of said plurality of data input terminals for writing data applied sequentially to each of said plurality of data input terminals in synchronization with the clock signal; and write means for simultaneously writing test data being supplied to each of said plurality of data input terminals in one clock cycle in corresponding groups of said predetermined number of memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
109 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signal in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of data input terminals each receiving data applies in synchronization with said clock signal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a prescribed number of memory cells for each of said plurality of data input terminals; and write means for simultaneously writing test data supplied to a particular one of said plurality of data input terminals in one clock cycle of said clock signal in said prescribed number of memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device incorporating external signal in synchronization with a clock signal formed of a series of pulses, said synchronous semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of data input terminals each receiving data applies in synchronization with said clock signal; selection means for simultaneously selecting a prescribed number of memory cells for each of said plurality of data input terminals; and write means for simultaneously writing test data supplied to a particular one of said plurality of data input terminals in one clock cycle of said clock signal in said prescribed number of memory cells selected by said selection means in response to a test mode designating signal.
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