Counter circuit for embodying linear burst sequence

Abstract

A counter circuit uses a plurality of counter circuits so as to be used in all products employing a counter circuit in a semiconductor device, and thereby performs a multi-bit linear burst sequence operation. The counter circuit for embodying a linear burst sequence includes: a low order counting means which responds to an external clock signal and an external counting control signal, receives and counts a least significant first bit data among base input signals having bits ranging from a first bit to a N-th bit, and then generates a first data signal and a first high order control signal; and a plurality of high order counting means which receive bits ranging from a second bit successively connected to the least significant first bit to N-th bit, perform a counting operation, and generate a second data signal and a second high order control signal. The high order counting means which responds to the high order control signal and the counting control signal which are generated from the high order counting means of a previous bit of a present input bit, performs a counting operation, and outputs data signal.

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