The present invention includes apparatus and a method for reading one or more data states from an integrated circuitry memory cell, including the steps of connecting the memory cell to a bit line which is connected to an amplifier having an offset control which introduces an offset during the sensing portion of a read cycle to identify a data state stored in the memory cell.

The present disclosure discloses a memory access interface device. A clock generation circuit generates a reference clock signal. A fake data strobe signal generation circuit receives the reference clock signal and delays a read enable signal from a memory access controller to enable an output of the reference clock signal to generate a fake data strobe signal. A real data strobe signal generation circuit receives a data strobe signal from a memory device and delays the read enable signal to enable an output of the data strobe signal to generate a real data strobe signal. A data reading circuit samples a data signal from the memory device according to a sampling signal to generate a read data signal to the memory access controller. A selection circuit selects the fake and the real data strobe signals as the sampling signal respectively under a single and a double data rate modes.

Provided are an operating method of a host device, an operating method of a memory device, and a memory system. The operating method of a host device includes transmitting a request command for performing an eye-opening monitor (EOM) operation to a memory device, transmitting a parameter for performing the EOM operation to the memory device, transmitting pattern data for performing the EOM operation to the memory device, and receiving a first response signal including a result of the EOM operation performed based on the parameter and the pattern data from the memory device.

A memory device includes a data pad; a read circuit outputting read or test data to the data pad according to a read timing signal and a read command; a write circuit receiving write data through the data pad according to a write timing signal; a test register circuit performing a preset operation on data and storing the data, and transferring the stored data as the test data in response to the read command, during a first test mode; a data compression circuit generating a test output signal by compressing the test data and outputting the test output signal to a first test output pad, during the first test mode; and a timing control circuit generating, according to first to third output control signals, the read timing signal and generating the write timing signal by delaying the read timing signal, during the first test mode.

A memory device includes a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory regions each identified by a row address and a column address. The peripheral circuit accesses the memory cell array by performing, based on an address, a burst length and a burst address gap provided from a memory controller, a burst operation supporting a variable burst address gap. The burst address gap is a numerical difference between adjacent column addresses, on which the burst operation is to be performed.

The present invention includes apparatus and a method for reading one or more data states from an integrated circuitry memory cell, including the steps of connecting the memory cell to a bit line which is connected to an amplifier having an offset control which introduces an offset during the sensing portion of a read cycle to identify a data state stored in the memory cell.

According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first pin, a first receiving circuit, and a first terminating circuit. The first pin receives a first signal and a second signal having a smaller amplitude than the first signal. The first receiving circuit is connected to the first pin and outputs, based on a comparison between the first signal and a first voltage, a third signal. The first receiving circuit also outputs, based on a comparison between the second signal and a second voltage, a fourth signal having a smaller amplitude than the third signal. The first terminating circuit is connected to the first pin. The first terminating circuit is disabled if the first pin receives the first signal, and enabled if the first pin receives the second signal.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a data serializer including a plurality of first buffer circuits configured to receive a plurality of data, respectively, and a second buffer circuit configured to serialize the plurality of data provided from the plurality of first buffer circuits. At least one of the plurality of first buffer circuits and the second buffer circuit includes: a first circuit configured to drive a first signal node to one of first and second logic levels based on an input signal, the first circuit including a first adjustment circuit configured to adjust a driving capability of the first circuit when the first circuit drives the first signal node to the first logic level; and a second circuit configured to drive the first signal node to other of the first and second logic levels.

The present technology relates to an electronic device. According to the present technology, a memory controller may include a training controller, a training data storage, and a machine learning processor. The training controller may perform training of correcting interface signals exchanged with a memory device, generate training data that is a result of the training, and output the training data as sample training data based on a comparison result of a training reference and the training data. The training data storage may store training history information including plural pieces of sample training data. The machine learning processor may update the training reference through machine learning based on the training history information.

A semiconductor device includes a memory core circuit configured to generate core data from bank data outputted by a bank or generate the core data from a dummy column address based on a read operation for the bank. The semiconductor device also includes a data control circuit configured to generate a switching signal from a bank active signal or a dummy bank address based on the read operation for the bank and and configured to control the output of the core data based on the switching signal.