JP4195427B2 - 半導体記憶装置 - Google Patents
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Description
前記メモリセルに記憶されたデータを読み出す制御を行うセンスアンプと、を備え、
前記センスアンプは、
前記メモリセルが接続される一対のビット線に対応して設けられる一対のセンスノードと、
前記一対のビット線および前記一対のセンスノードの間に接続され、書込制御信号が所定論理のときに前記一対のビット線および前記一対のセンスノードを電気的に接続する接続切替回路と、
前記メモリセルへのデータの書込時に、カラム選択信号が書込対象のメモリセルの接続されたカラムを選択するのと略同時に前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に設定し、前記メモリセルにデータを書き込むのに必要な所定期間内は前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に維持するタイミング制御回路と、を備え、
前記タイミング制御回路は、前記カラム選択信号が選択状態の期間が前記メモリセルへのデータ書込みに必要な期間よりも短い場合には、前記カラム選択信号が非選択状態になってから所定の基準期間が経過するまでは前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に維持することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置が適用される。
2 センスアンプ
7 カラムデコーダ
10 WCSLタイマ
43 フリップフロップ
47 遅延回路
Claims (4)
- ロウ方向およびカラム方向に列設される複数のメモリセルからなるセルアレイと、
前記メモリセルに記憶されたデータを読み出す制御を行うセンスアンプと、を備え、
前記センスアンプは、
前記メモリセルが接続される一対のビット線に対応して設けられる一対のセンスノードと、
前記一対のビット線および前記一対のセンスノードの間に接続され、書込制御信号が所定論理のときに前記一対のビット線および前記一対のセンスノードを電気的に接続する接続切替回路と、
前記メモリセルへのデータの書込時に、カラム選択信号が書込対象のメモリセルの接続されたカラムを選択するのと略同時に前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に設定し、前記メモリセルにデータを書き込むのに必要な所定期間内は前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に維持するタイミング制御回路と、を備え、
前記タイミング制御回路は、前記カラム選択信号が選択状態の期間が前記メモリセルへのデータ書込みに必要な期間よりも短い場合には、前記カラム選択信号が非選択状態になってから所定の基準期間が経過するまでは前記書込制御信号を前記所定論理に維持することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。 - 前記タイミング制御回路は、各カラムごとに設けられ、対応するカラムが前記カラム選択信号にて選択されたときに出力信号が第1論理になり、前記第1論理になってから前記基準期間経過後に第2論理になるフリップフロップを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体記憶装置。
- 前記タイミング制御回路は、
前記フリップフロップの出力信号に応じてオン/オフする、直列接続される2つのトランジスタと、
前記2つのトランジスタ間に接続されるインピーダンス素子と、
前記2つのトランジスタのうち一方のトランジスタと前記インピーダンス素子とを介して放電を行うキャパシタ素子と、を有し、
前記フリップフロップは、前記インピーダンス素子のインピーダンスと前記キャパシタ素子のキャパシタンスとの時定数で決まる前記基準期間経過後に、前記第2論理になることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の半導体記憶装置。 - 前記接続切替回路は、前記メモリセルからのデータの読み出し時には、前記一対のビット線および前記一対のセンスノードの間を遮断することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体記憶装置。
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