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RE44230 Clock signal generation apparatus for use in semiconductor memory device and its method  
A clock signal generation apparatus for generating a reference clock signal for outputting data in synchronization with an external clock signal from a semiconductor memory device, including: a...
8441887 Decoding circuit withstanding high voltage via low-voltage MOS transistor and the implementing method thereof  
A decoding circuit withstanding high voltage via a low-voltage MOS transistor, where negative high voltage that can be withstood can be as high as double what the transistor itself can withstand...
8441870 Data strobe signal output driver for a semiconductor memory apparatus  
A data strobe signal output driver includes a trigger block, a predriver block, and a main driver block. The trigger block is configured to receive a first signal, a second signal, a first clock...
8441886 System and method for processing signals in high speed DRAM  
A method is disclosed for operating a memory device, including providing a timing signal comprising a plurality of clock cycles, providing an activate signal, and providing a bank address signal....
8441888 Write command and write data timing circuit and methods for timing the same  
Circuits, memories, and methods for latching a write command and later provided write data including write command and write data timing circuits. One such timing circuit includes internal write...
8441876 Memory module including parallel test apparatus  
A memory module including a plurality of ranks. Each of the ranks includes a parallel test apparatus for simultaneous testing and a parallel test control unit. In response to a parallel test mode...
8441885 Methods and apparatus for memory word line driver  
A word line driver circuit and corresponding methods are disclosed. An apparatus, comprising a decoder circuit coupled to receive address inputs, and having a decoder output; and a word line clock...
8441883 Memory arrangement for accessing matrices  
A memory arrangement is provided having a plurality of memory elements, the elements being associated with a memory space that can be addressed in a row and column fashion during a write or a read...
8441884 Semiconductor memory device, image processing system, and image processing method  
A semiconductor memory device comprises: a memory cell group, the memory cell including a number of which is 2n, the n being a positive integer; and a first decoder provided with respect to each of...
8441852 Stacked memory device and method of fabricating same  
A stacked semiconductor memory device comprises a semiconductor substrate having a functional circuit, a plurality of memory cell array layers, and at least one connection layer. The memory cell...
8437205 Semiconductor memory apparatus  
Various embodiments of a semiconductor memory apparatus are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the semiconductor memory apparatus may include: a column control signal generator configured to...
8437172 Decoders using memristive switches  
A decoding structure employs a main terminal (130), a first memristive switch (112) connected between the main terminal (130) and a first addressable terminal (132), and a second memristive switch...
8437215 Memory with word-line segment access  
A memory comprises a row of bit cells, including a first plurality of bit cells and a second plurality of bit cells. A first word line segment driver is connected to the first plurality of bits...
8437163 Memory dies, stacked memories, memory devices and methods  
Memory die, stacks of memory dies, memory devices and methods, such as those to construct and operate such die, stacks and/or memory devices are provided. One such memory die includes an...
8437201 Word-line level shift circuit  
A dual word-line level shifter circuit and associated SRAM. A circuit is disclosed that includes a first transistor gated by a data input at the lower voltage, and a second transistor gated by a...
8432725 Static random access memory structure and control method thereof  
A static random access memory (SRAM) is provided. The SRAM structure includes an SRAM array, a word line decoder, and a reference bit line device. The SRAM array comprises at least one SRAM bit...
8432761 Data bus control scheme for and image sensor and image sensor including the same  
A memory system including a plurality of memory cells configured to receive digital signals includes an address decoder, a data bus, and a sense amplifier configured to receive data output from...
8432758 Device and method for storing error information of memory  
A device for storing error information of a memory device includes a plurality of parent memories and a plurality of child memories. Each of the parent memories stores a row address and a column...
8432755 Random access memory devices having word line drivers therein that support variable-frequency clock signals  
Integrated circuit memory devices include an array of memory cells electrically coupled to a plurality of word lines and a word line driver circuit. The word line driver circuit includes a...
8432762 Bitline sense amplifier, memory core including the same and method of sensing charge from a memory cell  
A bitline sense amplifier includes a pre-sensing unit and an amplification unit. The pre-sensing unit is connected to a first bitline and a second bitline, and is configured to perform a...
8432738 Apparatus and method for reduced peak power consumption during common operation of multi-nand flash memory devices  
System and method for executing a global memory command in a multi-chip non-volatile memory device having a plurality of non-volatile memories. The global memory command is received at each...
8432766 Multi-column addressing mode memory system including an integrated circuit memory device  
A memory system includes a master device, such as a graphics controller or processor, and an integrated circuit memory device operable in a dual column addressing mode. The integrated circuit...
8432731 Magnetically coupled electrostatically shiftable memory device and method  
A method, system, and apparatus magnetically coupled electrostatically shiftable memory device and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes electrostatically decoupling a separate...
8427898 Method and apparatus for performing multi-block access operation in nonvolatile memory device  
A nonvolatile memory device comprises a first mat, a second mat, a third mat, a first address decoder, a second address decoder, and a third address decoder. The first mat comprises first memory...
8427878 Non-volatile memory devices, operating methods thereof and memory systems including the same  
Nonvolatile memory devices, operating methods thereof, and memory systems including the same. A nonvolatile memory device may include a memory cell array and a word line driver. The memory cell...
8427883 Setting circuit and integrated circuit including the same  
A setting circuit includes a selection unit configured to select one of a predefined code and an external code in response to a test signal, and a setting information generation unit configured to...
8427888 Word-line driver using level shifter at local control circuit  
A representative circuit device includes a local control circuit having a level shifter, wherein in response to receipt of a first address signal the level shifter shifts the first address signal...
8422318 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device, including a plurality of control signal generation units each generating a control signal that is enabled when a column enable signal and a row enable signal are enabled,...
8422327 Semiconductor device having nonvolatile memory element and manufacturing method thereof  
To provide a semiconductor device including a pair of antifuse elements at either a high level or a low level, an OR circuit that outputs different logic information for a case that at least one of...
8422330 Memory controller and memory controlling method  
A memory controller includes: a first generating unit that generates a read-address to read a data element sequence having a plurality of data elements from a bank of a memory; a second generating...
8422333 Semiconductor memory device and access method thereof  
Example embodiments provide a semiconductor memory device that may include: a cell array arranged in pluralities of rows and columns; and a sense amplifier conducting writing and reading operations...
8416609 Cross-point memory cells, non-volatile memory arrays, methods of reading a memory cell, methods of programming a memory cell, methods of writing to and reading from a memory cell, and computer systems  
Cross-point memory cells, non-volatile memory arrays, methods of reading a memory cell, methods of programming a memory cell, and methods of writing to and reading from a memory cell are described....
8416625 System and method for bit-line control using a driver and a pre-driver  
In one embodiment, a bit-line driver has a first driver having a source terminal coupled to a high-voltage supply bus and a drain terminal coupled to the bit-line, and a second driver having a...
8416638 Semiconductor memory device removing parasitic coupling capacitance between word lines  
A semiconductor memory device includes a main word line shared by a plurality of mats. Each of the mats includes a plurality of sub word lines. A decoding unit is configured to decode a row address...
8411509 Memory and method for charging a word line thereof  
A memory and method for charging a word line thereof are disclosed. The memory includes a first word line driver, a first word line and a first switch. The first word line driver is connected to a...
8411478 Three-dimensional stacked semiconductor integrated circuit  
Various embodiments of a three-dimensional, stacked semiconductor integrated circuit are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the circuit may include a master slice, a plurality of slave slices,...
8411528 Semiconductor device capable of adjusting memory page size based on a row address and a bank address  
A semiconductor device includes a memory cell array comprising a plurality of banks and a page size controller. The page size controller decodes a part of a bank selection address or a power supply...
8411487 Semiconductor memory device  
Regardless of a resistance state of a variable resistance element of a memory cell that is a target of a writing action (erasing and programming actions), an erasing voltage pulse for bringing the...
8406056 Semiconductor memory device capable of increasing writing speed  
A memory cell array has a structure in which a plurality of memory cells connected with word lines and bit lines and connected in series are arranged in a matrix form. A selection transistor...
8400805 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes plural controlled chips CC0 to CC7 that hold mutually different layer information, and a control chip IF that supplies in common...
8400866 Voltage boosting in MRAM current drivers  
A current driving mechanism for a magnetic memory device, comprising: a) a current driver circuit; and b) a current decoding block coupled to the current driver circuit, wherein the current...
8400864 Mechanism for peak power management in a memory  
A mechanism for managing peak power in a memory storage array that includes sub-array blocks may reduce the peak currents associated with read and write operations by staggering the wordline signal...
8400804 Memory devices having break cells  
A representative memory device includes a cell array, at least one break cell that subdivides the cell array into bit cell arrays, and one or more power switches that are electrically coupled to...
8400865 Memory macro configuration and method  
A memory macro comprises a plurality of memory array segments, each having a predetermined number of data inputs and outputs. A segment decoder circuit is configured to: receive a first value...
8400869 Semiconductor memory module  
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor memories, a clock signal synchronization circuit, and a first circuit. The clock signal synchronization circuit is electrically coupled...
8400851 Output enable signal generation circuit of semiconductor memory  
An output enable signal generation circuit of a semiconductor memory includes: a latency signal generation unit configured to generate a latency signal for designating activation timing of a data...
8400863 Configurable memory block  
Circuits for a memory array and a method of operating a configurable memory block are disclosed. An embodiment of the disclosed memory circuits includes a first memory block coupled to a second...
8400835 Non-volatile semiconductor memory  
When a plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a memory cell array are simultaneously written, bit lines of the plurality of non-volatile memory cells are connected to M data lines, where M is an...
8395962 Semiconductor memory device and method for operating the same  
A semiconductor memory device includes a source signal generation unit configured to generate a source pulse signal having a pulse width which is determined depending on an interval between an...
8395964 Row address decoder and semiconductor memory device having the same  
A row address decoder includes a first main word line decoding unit decoding first and second row addresses to generate first to fourth main decoding signals. When a data storage test is performed,...