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US 6,212,615 B1Granted

Semiconductor circuit having burst counter circuit which is reduced the circuits passing from the clock input terminal to output terminal

AssigneeNEC Corporation

InventorHiroyuki Takahashi

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A semiconductor circuit of the present invention comprises, a decoder responding a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals, a plurality of switch circuits receiving the respective decoded address signals, each switch circuits outputting an output signal, a plurality of registers receiving the respective output signals, each registers outputting a latched output signal, and supplying the latched output signal to the switch circuits except the switch circuit corresponding to that particular latched output signal, and a control circuit generating a control signal in response to a part of the address signal, the switch circuit outputting one of the decoded address signal and the latched output signal as said output signal according to the control signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a decoder responsive to a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to at least a portion of said address signals;
a switch circuit receiving said decoded address signals and shifting said decoded address signals in response to said control signal to produce shifted signals;
and
a register receiving said shifted signals.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a decoder responsive to a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
a control circuit for generating a control signal in response to at least a portion of said address signals, said control circuit having at least one latch circuit;
a switch circuit receiving said decoded address signals and shifting said decoded address signals in response to said control signal to produce shifted signals;
and
a register receiving said shifted signals.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a decoder responsive to a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
a plurality of switch circuits receiving said decoded signals, respectively, each of said switch circuits outputting an output signal;
a plurality of registers each receiving the output signals from a corresponding one of said switch circuits and outputting a latched output signal;
and
a control circuit generating a control signal in response to a portion of said address signals;
said switch circuits and said registers being coupled so that each of said switch circuits outputs one of the corresponding decoded address signals and the corresponding latched output signal as the corresponding output signal according to said control signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a decoder responsive to a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
a switch circuit receiving said decoded address signals and outputting at least one output signal;
a register latching said output signal in response to a clock signal to output a latched output signal, said latched output signal being applied to said switch circuit;
and
a control circuit having a latch circuit latching a portion of said address signals in response to said clock signal to output a latched address signal when a mode signal is a first logic level, and maintaining to output said latched address signal when said mode signal is a second logic level without said clock signal, said control circuit producing a control signal according to said latched address signal and said mode signal;
said switch circuit outputting one of said decoded signal and said latched output signal as said signal according to said control signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a decoder circuit receiving a first address signal and a second address signal and decoding said first and second address signal to produce first though fourth decoded address signals;
a first switch circuit receiving said first decoded address signal and outputting a first output signal;
a second switch circuit receiving said second decoded address signal and outputting a second output signal;
a third switch circuit receiving said third decoded address signal and outputting a third output signal;
a fourth switch circuit receiving said fourth decoded address signal and outputting a fourth output signal;
a first register latching said first output signal in response to a clock signal and outputting a first latched signal;
a second register latching said second output signal in response to a clock signal and outputting a second latched signal;
a third register latching said third output signal in response to a clock signal and outputting a third latched signal;
a fourth register latching said fourth output signal in response to a clock signal and outputting a fourth latched signal;
a control circuit having a latch circuit latching said first address signal according to said clock signal and a mode signal and outputting a latched address signal;
said first switch circuit receiving said second and fourth latched signals and outputting one of said first decoded address signal, said second and fourth latched signals as said first output signal in response to said latched address signal and said mode signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a first buffer having an input terminal receiving a first address and an output terminal;
a first inverter having an input terminal receiving said first address and an output terminal;
a second buffer having an input terminal receiving a second address and an output terminal;
a second inverter having an input terminal receiving said second address and an output terminal;
a first gate having an input terminal, coupled to said output terminals of said first and second buffers, and having an output terminal;
a second gate having an input terminal, coupled to said output terminals of said first inverter and said second buffer, and having an output terminal;
a third gate having an input terminal, coupled to said output terminals of said first buffer and said second inverter, and having an output terminal;
a fourth gate having an input terminal, coupled to said output terminals of said first and second inverters, and having an output terminal;
a first multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said first gate and having an output terminal;
a second multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said second gate having an output terminal;
a third multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said third gate having an output terminal;
a fourth multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said fourth gate having an output terminal;
a first register having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said fist multiplexer and having an output terminal;
a second register having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said second multiplexer and having an output terminal;
a third register having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said third multiplexer and having an output terminal;
a fourth register having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said fourth multiplexer and having an output terminal;
and
a control circuit comprising;
a fifth register having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said first buffer and having output terminal;
a fifth gate having an input terminal receiving a clock signal and a mode signal and having an output terminal coupled to said fifth register;
a third inverter having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said fifth register and having an output terminal coupled to said first through fourth multiplexers;
a third buffer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said fifth register and having an output terminal coupled to said first through fourth multiplexers;
and
a fourth buffer having an input terminal receiving said mode signal and having an output terminal coupled to said first through fourth multiplexers;
wherein
said input terminal of said first multiplexer are coupled to said output terminals of said fourth and second registers;
said input terminal of said second multiplexer are coupled to said output terminals of said first and third registers;
said input terminal of said third multiplexer are coupled to said output terminals of said second and fourth registers;
said input terminal of said fourth multiplexer are coupled to said output terminals of said third and first registers.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

first through eighth registers each having an input terminal and an output terminal;
a first multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said eight, fourth and second registers and receiving a first decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said first register;
a second multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said first, seventh and third registers and receiving a second decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said second register;
a third multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said second, sixth and fourth registers and receiving a third decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said third register;
a fourth multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said third, first and fifth registers and receiving a fourth decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said fourth register;
a fifth multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said eighth, fourth and sixth registers and receiving a fifth decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said fifth register;
a sixth multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said fifth, seventh and third registers and receiving a sixth decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said sixth register;
a seventh multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said second, sixth and eighth registers and receiving a seventh decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said seventh register;
a eighth multiplexer having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said seventh, first and fifth register and receiving a eighth decoded address signal and having an output terminal coupled to said input terminal of said eighth register;
and
a control circuit comprising;
a ninth register having an input terminal receiving a first address signal and having an output terminal;
a tenth register having an input terminal receiving a second address signal and having an output terminal;
a first gate having an input terminal receiving a clock signal and a mode signal and having an output terminal coupled to said ninth and tenth registers;
a first inverter having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said ninth register and having an output terminal;
a second inverter having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said tenth register and having an output terminal;
a second gate having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said ninth and tenth registers and having an output terminal;
a third gate having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said first inverter and tenth register and having an output terminal;
a fourth gate having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said ninth register and second inverter and having an output terminal;
and
a fifth gate having an input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said first and second inverters and having an output terminal;
wherein
each of said first through eighth multiplexer are coupled to said output terminals of said second through fifth registers and receive said mode signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

first through eighth registers each having an input terminal and an output terminal;
a control circuit comprising;
a ninth register having an input terminal receiving a first address signal and a control signal and having an output terminal;
a tenth register having an input terminal receiving a second address signal and said control signal and an output terminal;
and
a gate receiving a clock signal and a mode signal and outputing said control signal;
a first multiplexer having a first input terminal coupled to said output terminals of said eighth and fourth registers and a second input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said ninth register, and having an output terminal;
a second multiplexer having a first input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said first multiplexer and said output terminal of said second register and a second input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said tenth register, and having an output terminal;
and
a third multiplexer having a first input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said second multiplexer and receiving a first decoded address signal and a second terminal coupled to receive said mode signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a resister responding to a control signal to latch a address signal, said register outputing a latched address signal;
a control gate producing said control signal in response to a clock signal and a mode signal;
a first inverter receiving said latched address signal to produce an inverse latched address signal;
a first transistor of a first type having a current path between a first node receiving a first signal and a second node and having a control gate receiving said latched address signal;
a second transistor of a second type having a current path between said first node and said second node and having a control gate receiving said inverse latched address signal;
a third transistor of said first type having a current path between a third node receiving a second signal and said second node and having a control gate receiving said inverse latched address signal;
a fourth transistor of said second type having a current path between said third node and said second node and having a control gate receiving said latched address signal;
a second inverter receiving said mode signal to produce an inverse mode signal;
a fifth transistor of said first type having a current path between a fourth node receiving a decoded address signal and a fifth node and having a control gate receiving said mode signal;
a sixth transistor of said second type having a current path between said fourth node and said fifth node and having a control gate receiving said inverse mode signal;
a seventh transistor of said first type having a current path between said second node and said fifth node and having a control gate receiving said inverse mode signal;
and
a eighth transistor of said second type having a current path between said second node and said fifth node and having a control gate receiving said mode signal.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a resister responding to a first control signal to latch a address signal, said register outputing a latched address signal;
an inverter receiving said latched address signal to produce an inverse latched address signal;
a first control gate producing said first control signal in response to a clock signal and a mode signal;
a second control gate producing a second control signal in response to said latched address signal and said mode signal;
a third control gate producing a third control signal in response to said inverse latched address signal and said mode signal;
a first transistor of a first type having a current path between a first node receiving a first signal and a second node and having a control gate receiving said second control signal;
a second transistor of a second type having a current path between said first node and said second node and having a control gate receiving an inverse second control signal;
a third transistor of said first type having a current path between a third node receiving a second signal and said second node and having a control gate receiving said third control signal;
a fourth transistor of said second type having a current path between said third node and said second node and having a control gate receiving an inverse third control signal;
a fifth transistor of said first type having a current path between a fourth node receiving a decoded address signal and a fifth node and having a control gate receiving said mode signal;
and
a sixth transistor of said second type having a current path between said fourth node and said fifth node and having a control gate receiving an inverse mode signal.

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A method of producing burst address signals;

comprising of:
decoding a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
latching a portion of said address signals in an address logic control circuit so that said address logic control circuit outputs a control signal based on said portion of said address signal when a mode signals is provided with a first state;
and
producing a sequence of said burst address signals after said mode signal changes from said first state to a second state.

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A semiconductor circuit comprising:

a means for decoding a plurality of address signals to produce a plurality of decoded address signals;
a means for generating a control signals in response to at least a portion of said address signals, said means for generating said control signal having at least one latch circuit;
a means for switching said decoded address signals and shifting said decoded address signals in response to said control signal to produce shifted decoded address signals;
and
a means for receiving and latching said output of the means for switching said decoded address signals.

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Facts

Application: 08/989,869Filed 12 Dec 1997
Priority: JP 8-33964619 Dec 1996
Granted: 3 Apr 2001
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G11C 7/1021
Serial bit line access mode, e.g. using bit line address shift registers, bit line address counters, bit line burst counters: page serial bit line…
G11C 8/04
Arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store: using a sequential addressing device, e.g. shift register, counter
G11C
Static stores

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