Semiconductor device

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a signal generation circuit which produces a selection signal;
• an input/output circuit;
• a first data transfer line and a second data transfer line connected to said input/output circuit;
• a first memory mat and a second memory mat each including a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• a control circuit connected between said first and second memory mats and said first and second data transfer lines, wherein
• (i) at reading out data from said first and second memory mats, with said selection signal being in a first state, said control circuit is controlled such that data read out of said first memory mat is transferred to said input/output circuit via said first transfer line and data read out of said second memory mat is transferred to said input/output circuit via said second transfer line,
• (ii) at reading out data from said first memory mat, with said selection signal being in a second state, said control circuit is controlled such that data read out of said first memory mat is transferred to said input/output circuit via said first transfer line, and
• (iii) at reading out data from said second memory mat, with said selection signal being in said second state, said control circuit is controlled such that data read out of said second memory mat is transferred to said input/output circuit via said first transfer line.

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a signal generation circuit which produces a selection signal,
• wherein said signal generation circuit has a terminal, and said selection signal is determined to have a first state or a second state depending on the voltage applied to said terminal;
• an input/output circuit;
• a first data transfer line and a second data transfer line connected to said input/output circuit;
• a memory mat including a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• a control circuit connected between said memory mat and said first and second data transfer lines,
• wherein said control circuit and said input/output circuit are controllable such that if said selection signal is in said first state, said first and second data transfer lines work for bidirectional data transfer, or if said selection signal is in said second state, said first and second data transfer lines work for unidirectional data transfer.

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a clock terminal for receiving a clock signal;
• a data terminal;
• a signal generation circuit which outputs a selection signal;
• a data transfer line;
• an input/output circuit connected between said data terminal and said data transfer line;
• and
• a memory mat including a plurality of memory cells, wherein
• (i) if said selection signal is in a first state, said input circuit is enabled to place data, which has been received on said data terminal, on said data transfer line at a timing which is later by the duration of one period of said clock signal than a write command data input, or
• (ii) if said selection signal is in a second state, said input circuit is enabled to place data, which has been received on said data terminal, on said data transfer line at a timing which is later by the duration of two periods of said clock signal than the write command data input.

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a clock terminal which receives a clock signal;
• a first control terminal which receives a first control signal;
• a second control terminal which receives a second control signal;
• a data terminal;
• a data transfer line;
• an input circuit connected between said data terminal and said data transfer line;
• a memory mat including a plurality of memory cells connected to said data transfer line;
• a control circuit which responds to said first control signal to output a signal indicative of the negation of data writing into said memory mat;
• and
• a signal generation circuit which produces a selection signal,
• wherein if said selection signal is in a first state, data supplied to said data terminal is taken into said input circuit in response to said second control signal, and said first control signal is taken into said control circuit in response to said second control signal, and
• wherein if said selection signal is in a second state, data supplied to said data terminal is taken into said input circuit in response to said clock signal, and said first control signal is taken into said control circuit in response to said clock signal.