IP Library Granted Patent US 7,881,130
Granted Patent B2
US 7,881,130 · App. 11/976,720 · Granted Feb 1, 2011

Semiconductor memory device having write data through function

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,881,130
App. No.
11/976,720
Granted
Feb 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes a switch that turns on or off connection between a write data line pair which is an output of a write buffer and read data line pair. For a Write Data Through function, the switch is turned on in response to an activated one-shot pulse and a sense amplifier activation signal, thereby approximately equalizing data hold time tOHW in the Write Data Through function and data hold time tOHR in a read operation.

Claims (42)

1. A semiconductor memory device, comprising:

a data write circuit which receives a write data;

a sense amplifier coupled to a data line;

an output data terminal coupled to said data line;

a switch coupled between said data write circuit and said data line;

a control circuit which turns on said switch based on a write control signal and a sense amplifier activation control signal during a write data through mode;

at least one digit line pair coupled to at least one memory cell;

a read data line pair;

a Y switch coupled between said digit line pair and said read data line pair;

a data line separation switch coupled between said read data line pair and said data line pair connected to said sense amplifier;

an output circuit coupled to said data line pair connected to said sense amplifier;

an output data terminal coupled to said output circuit;

a latch circuit which latches write data input into an input data terminal;

a write buffer which receives and outputs said write data; and

a write data line pair connected to said write buffer;

wherein:

said Y switch is connected to said write data line pair;

said Y switch connects said digit line pair to said read data line pair in a read operation, and connects said digit line pair to said write data line pair in a write operation; and

said switch connects said write data line pair and said data line pair connected to said sense amplifier, during said write data through mode.

2. A semiconductor memory device, comprising:

at least one digit line pair coupled to at least one memory cell;

a read data line pair;

an output data line pair;

pair;

a first switch coupled between said read data line pair and said output data line an output circuit coupled to said output data line pair;

an output data terminal coupled to said output circuit;

a data input terminal which receives a write data;

a write buffer which receives said write data;

a write data line pair connected to the said write buffer;

a Y switch which connects said digit line pair with said read data line pair in a read operation, and connects said digit line pair with said write data line pair in a write operation; and

a second switch coupled between said write data line pair and said output data line pair to electrically connect said write data line pair and said output data line pair during a write data through mode.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said signal generation circuit holds said write control signal in an inactive state during a non-write data through mode.

4. The device according to claim 2 , further comprising a signal generation circuit which activates a write control signal during said write data through mode so that said second switch is controlled based on said write control signal.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein said signal generation circuit outputs a one-shot pulse as said write control signal.

6. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said signal generation circuit is responsive to an external clock, a chip select signal, a write enable signal and a write data through signal to generate at least a read internal clock signal and a write internal clock signal.

7. A semiconductor device, further comprising:

an internal clock generator responsive to an external clock, a chip select signal, a write enable signal and a write data through signal to generate at least a read internal clock signal and a write internal clock signal;

a write data line which transmits a write data;

an output data line which transmits a read data to be outputted from an output terminal;

a switch connected between said write data line and said output data line to electrically connect said write data line with said output data line based on said write internal clock signal; and

a sense amplifier to amplify said read data on said output data line, based on said read internal clock signal,

wherein said switch and said sense amplifier are further controlled by a sense amplifier enable signal which is formed in said internal clock generator.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025235/0321 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2007
From: KOGA, TOSHIRO
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020070/0063 →