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Description
Vm=Vdd−Vt<Vdd/2<Vt
Vs=CS/(CS+CD)×Vdd/2
MCA モリセルアレイ
XDR ワード線ドライバ
XDEC 行アドレスデコーダ
RAG フレッシュアドレス発生回路
YDEC 列アドレスデコーダ
YSW 列選択回路
DIO ダミーデータ入出力回路
MN1,MN2 駆動MOSトランジスタ
MP3,MP4 選択MOSトランジスタ
W0,W1 ワード線
BA0,BB0 ビット線
CDA,CDB コモン線
Claims (1)
- 複数のワード線と、
上記ワード線に交差するように配置された複数のビット線と、
上記ワード線と上記ビット線との交差箇所に配置された複数のメモリセルと、
ダミーワード線と、
上記ダミーワード線に交差するように配置されたダミービット線と、
上記ダミーワード線と上記ダミービット線との交差箇所に配置されたダミーメモリセルと、
上記ダミービット線のレベルを検出するためのダミービット線レベル検出回路と、
上記複数のワード線における第1のワード線が選択され、それに結合された第1のメモリセルに対して読み出し又は書き込みが行われるサイクルの後半において、上記第1のワード線とは異なる第2のワード線を選択することにより、それに対応するメモリセルのリフレッシュを行うための制御手段と、を含み、
上記メモリセルは、ゲート電極とドレイン電極とが互いにクロスカップル接続された2個の駆動トランジスタによって形成された増幅部と、
上記ワード線の選択信号に応じて上記増幅部と上記ビット線とを結合するための選択トランジスタによって形成されたスイッチ部と、を含み、
上記ダミーメモリセルへの書き込みは、上記複数のメモリセルにおける書き込みと同じタイミングとなるように制御され、
上記制御手段は、上記ダミービット線レベル検出回路によって検出された上記ダミービット線のレベルに基づいて、上記リフレッシュ開始タイミングを制御することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
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