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Synchronous semiconductor memory device

Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1999-01-12
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2019-01-12
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a synchronous semiconductor memory device and an object of the present invention is to provide a synchronous semiconductor memory device in which an operation mode such as a set burst length would not be lost even at the power off. Here, the synchronous semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes non-volatile memory for storing operation mode and controlling data reading operation and data writing operation in accordance therewith.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mikio Sakurai

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 19:09
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C7/00; G11C7/20; G11C7/10; G11C7/1015; G11C7/1045; G11C7/1072

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device, comprising: a memory storing data; a clock signal buffer buffering an external clock signal to generate an internal clock signal; an input buffering responsive to said internal clock signal and buffering an external control signal to generate an internal control signal; an address buffer responsive to said internal clock signal and buffering an external address signal to generate an internal address signal; a mode register in which operation mode can be set designating a reading procedure of said data from said memory and a writing procedure of external data into said memory; a data reading circuit reading said data stored in said memory in response to said operation mode set in said mode register and in response to said internal clock signal and a read signal; a data writing circuit writing external data into said memory in response to said operation mode set in said mode register and in response to said internal clock signal and a write signal; a command decoder generating a mode set signal for setting said operation mode in said mode register in response to said internal control signal and generating said read signal and said write signal; and a non-volatile memory storing said mode set signal and said internal address signal and supplying said stored mode set signal and said stored internal address signal to said mode register.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A synchronous semiconductor memory device, comprising: a memory storing data; a clock signal buffer buffering an external clock signal to generate an internal clock signal; an input buffering responsive to said internal clock signal and buffering an external control signal to generate an internal control signal; an address buffer responsive to said internal clock signal and buffering an external address signal to generate an internal address signal; a mode register in which operation mode can be set designating a reading procedure of said data from said memory and a writing procedure of external data into said memory; a data reading circuit reading said data stored in said memory in response to said operation mode set in said mode register and in response to said internal clock signal and a read signal; a data writing circuit writing external data into said memory in response to said operation mode set in said mode register and in response to said internal clock signal and a write signal; a command decoder generating a mode set signal for setting said operation mode in said mode register in response to said internal control signal and generating said read signal and said write signal; and a non-volatile memory storing said mode set signal and said internal address signal and supplying said stored mode set signal and said stored internal address signal to said mode register.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2003-05-16 2003-11-15 2004-05-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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