IP Library Granted Patent US 8,395,952
Granted Patent B2
US 8,395,952 · App. 13/488,016 · Granted Mar 12, 2013

Semiconductor memory device with a skew signal generator for adjusting a delay interval of internal circuitry

Inventors: Kyoung Youn Lee (Yeosu-si, KR); Ho Uk Song (Icheon-si, KR)
Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,395,952
App. No.
13/488,016
Granted
Mar 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A skew signal generator is provided which comprises a fuse signal generating unit for generating a plurality of fuse signals, and an encoder for generating skew signals including skew information of a wafer by encoding the fuse signals.

Claims (21)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a skew signal generator for generating skew signals including skew information of a wafer based on fuse signals generated from a plurality of fuses;

a delay circuit coupled to the skew signal generator, for adjusting a delay interval in response to the skew signals;

a fuse signal generating unit including the fuses to generate the fuse signals;

an encoder for generating the skew signals including the skew information by encoding the fuse signals; and

a reference voltage generating unit coupled to the fuse signal generating unit, for receiving an external voltage to generate a reference voltage.

2. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the fuse signal generating unit comprises:

a first fuse connected between a supply voltage terminal and a first node; and

a second fuse connected between the supply voltage terminal and a second node,

wherein a first fuse signal, which is enabled according to whether the first fuse is cut, is output to the first node, and a second fuse signal, which is enabled according to whether the second fuse is cut, is output to the second node.

3. The semiconductor memory device of claim 2 , wherein the skew information is obtained through a wafer test, and the first and second fuses are cut according to the skew information obtained through the wafer test.

4. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the encoder receives the fuse signals to generate first to third skew signals enabled according to a number of signals enabled among the fuse signals.

5. The semiconductor memory device of claim 1 , wherein the delay circuit comprises:

a first delay unit for delaying an input signal by a first delay interval;

a second delay unit for delaying the input signal by a second delay interval;

a third delay unit for delaying the input signal by a third delay interval;

a first transfer unit for transferring an output signal of the first delay unit in response to the first skew signal;

a second transfer unit for transferring an output signal of the second delay unit in response to the second skew signal; and

a third transfer unit for transferring an output signal of the third delay unit in response to the third skew signal.

6. The semiconductor memory device of claim 5 , wherein the first to third delay units comprise respective inverter chains.

7. The semiconductor memory device of claim 5 , wherein the first delay interval is shorter than the second delay interval and the second delay interval is shorter than the third delay interval.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0141052 · Dec 28, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12150403 · Apr 28, 2008
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