IP Library Granted Patent US 12,548,613
Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,613 · App. 18/533,165 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Delay control circuit, delay control method and memory

Inventors: Zequn Huang (Hefei, CN); Kai Sun (Hefei, CN)
Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
G11C11/40615
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Patent No.
US 12,548,613
App. No.
18/533,165
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A delay control circuit includes a delay circuit. The delay circuit is configured to receive an initial command signal, and to perform a non-clock-triggered delay processing on the initial command signal to obtain a target command signal. The initial command signal is generated based on an ECS operation mode, a time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal meets a preset timing condition, the initial command signal is used for performing a first operation and the target command signal is used for performing a second operation.

Claims (50)

1 . A delay control circuit, comprising:

a delay circuit, configured to receive an initial command signal, and to perform a non-clock-triggered delay processing on the initial command signal to obtain a target command signal, wherein the initial command signal is generated based on an Error Check and Scrub (ECS) operation mode, a time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal meets a preset timing condition, the initial command signal is used for performing a first operation, and the target command signal is used for performing a second operation;

wherein the delay circuit comprises a delay line, and the delay line comprises at least one delay sub-circuit, and

a power supply terminal of each of the at least one delay sub-circuit is configured to receive a first voltage.

2 . The delay control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage generation circuit, wherein

the voltage generation circuit is configured to generate the first voltage which is stable.

3 . The delay control circuit of claim 2 , wherein the voltage generation circuit comprises a reference voltage circuit and a voltage regulator circuit, and

the reference voltage circuit is configured to receive an initial voltage and generate a reference voltage based on the initial voltage; and

the voltage regulator circuit is configured to perform a voltage regulator processing on the reference voltage to generate the first voltage which is stable.

4 . The delay control circuit of claim 2 , further comprising a voltage conversion circuit, wherein

the voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform a voltage conversion processing on the target command signal, to convert an operating voltage of the target command signal from the first voltage to a second voltage.

5 . The delay control circuit of claim 4 , wherein the first voltage is a delay circuit voltage VDLY and the second voltage is an operating voltage VDD.

6 . The delay control circuit of claim 2 , wherein a number of the at least one delay sub-circuit is N, and the N is an integer greater than 0, and

in case that the N is equal to 1, an input terminal of the delay sub-circuit is configured to receive the initial command signal, and an output terminal of the delay sub-circuit is configured to output the target command signal; and

in case that the N is greater than 1, an input terminal of a first delay sub-circuit is configured to receive the initial command signal, an input terminal of an i-th delay sub-circuit is connected to an output terminal of an (i−1)-th delay sub-circuit, and an output terminal of an N-th delay sub-circuit is configured to output the target command signal, wherein the i is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to the N.

7 . The delay control circuit of claim 6 , wherein the delay sub-circuit comprises M inverters, and a power supply terminal of each of the M inverters is connected to the voltage generation circuit, and the M is an integer greater than 0, and

in case that the M is equal to 1, an input terminal of the inverter is configured to receive an input signal of the delay sub-circuit, and an output terminal of the inverter is configured to output an output signal of the delay sub-circuit; and

in case that the M is greater than 1, an input terminal of a first inverter is configured to receive the input signal of the delay sub-circuit, an input terminal of a j-th inverter is connected to an output terminal of a (j−1)-th inverter, and an output terminal of an M-th inverter is configured to output the output signal of the delay sub-circuit, wherein the j is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to the M.

8 . The delay control circuit of claim 6 , wherein the i-th delay sub-circuit comprises an inverter and L load capacitors, and the L is an integer greater than 0, wherein

an input terminal of the inverter is configured to receive an input signal; and

an output terminal of the inverter is connected to the L load capacitors, a power supply terminal of each of the L load capacitors is connected to the voltage generation circuit, and a grounding terminal of each of the L load capacitors is connected to ground, and

wherein in case that the i is equal to 1, the input signal is the initial command signal; and in case that the i is greater than 1 and less than or equal to the N, the input signal is an output signal of the (i−1)-th delay sub-circuit.

9 . The delay control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the delay sub-circuit is configured to delay the received input signal for a first duration and output the delayed signal; and

wherein a product value of a number of the at least one delay sub-circuit and the first duration is equal to the time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal.

10 . The delay control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a buffer, wherein

the buffer is configured to receive an ECS command signal and generate the initial command signal based on the ECS command signal.

11 . The delay control circuit of claim 10 , further comprising an ECS control circuit, wherein

the ECS control circuit is configured to generate the ECS command signal based on a self-refresh signal in the ECS operation mode.

12 . The delay control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the initial command signal comprises an activate signal, and the target command signal comprises a read signal, or

the initial command signal comprises a read signal, and the target command signal comprises a write signal, or

the initial command signal comprises a write signal, and the target command signal comprises a precharge signal,

wherein the activate signal is used for performing an activate operation, the read signal is used for performing a read operation, the write signal is used for performing a write operation, and the precharge signal is used for performing a precharge operation.

13 . A delay control circuit, comprising:

a delay circuit, configured to receive an initial command signal, and to perform a non-clock-triggered delay processing on the initial command signal to obtain a target command signal, wherein a power supply terminal of the delay circuit is configured to receive a first voltage which is stable, a time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal meets a preset timing condition, the initial command signal is used for performing a first operation, and the target command signal is used for performing a second operation; and

a voltage generation circuit, configured to generate the first voltage which is stable.

14 . The delay control circuit of claim 13 , wherein the voltage generation circuit comprises a reference voltage circuit and a voltage regulator circuit, and

the reference voltage circuit is configured to receive an initial voltage and generate a reference voltage based on the initial voltage; and

the voltage regulator circuit is configured to perform a voltage regulator processing on the reference voltage to generate the first voltage which is stable.

15 . The delay control circuit of claim 13 , further comprising a voltage conversion circuit, wherein

the voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform a voltage conversion processing on the target command signal, to covert an operating voltage of the target command signal from the first voltage to a second voltage.

16 . A delay control method, comprising:

receiving an initial command signal; and

performing a non-clock-triggered delay processing on the initial command signal to obtain a target command signal, wherein the initial command signal is generated based on an Error Check and Scrub (ECS) operation mode, a time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal meets a preset timing condition, the initial command signal is used for performing a first operation, and the target command signal is used for performing a second operation;

wherein a power supply terminal of the delay circuit is used for receiving a first voltage which is stable, and the first voltage is generated by a voltage generation circuit.

17 . A delay control circuit, comprising:

a delay circuit, configured to receive an initial command signal, and to perform a non-clock-triggered delay processing on the initial command signal to obtain a target command signal, wherein the initial command signal is generated based on an Error Check and Scrub (ECS) operation mode, a time interval between the target command signal and the initial command signal meets a preset timing condition, the initial command signal is used for performing a first operation, and the target command signal is used for performing a second operation;

wherein the initial command signal comprises an activate signal, and the target command signal comprises a read signal, or

the initial command signal comprises a read signal, and the target command signal comprises a write signal, or

the initial command signal comprises a write signal, and the target command signal comprises a precharge signal,

wherein the activate signal is used for performing an activate operation, the read signal is used for performing a read operation, the write signal is used for performing a write operation, and the precharge signal is used for performing a precharge operation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: HUANG, ZEQUN; SUN, KAI
To: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211222064.7 · Oct 8, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022127069 · Oct 24, 2022
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