Patent classifications
G11C7/1096
SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS RELATED TO A TEST FUNCTION
The present technology may include a first storage circuit connected to a plurality of memory banks, an error correction circuit, a read path including a plurality of sub-read paths connected between the plurality of memory banks and the error correction circuit, and a control circuit configured to control data output from the plurality of memory banks to be simultaneously stored in the first storage circuit by deactivating the read path during a first sub-test section, and to control the data stored in the first storage circuit to be sequentially transmitted to the error correction circuit by sequentially activating the plurality of sub-read paths during a second sub-test section.
Methods for performing fused-multiply-add operations on serially allocated data within a processing-in-memory capable memory device, and related memory devices and systems
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for in- or near-memory processing are described. Strings of bits (e.g., vectors) may be fetched and processed in logic of a memory device without involving a separate processing unit. Operations (e.g., arithmetic operations) may be performed on numbers stored in a bit-serial way during a single sequence of clock cycles. Arithmetic may thus be performed in a single pass as numbers are bits of two or more strings of bits are fetched and without intermediate storage of the numbers. Vectors may be fetched (e.g., identified, transmitted, received) from one or more bit lines. Registers of the memory array may be used to write (e.g., store or temporarily store) results or ancillary bits (e.g., carry bits or carry flags) that facilitate arithmetic operations. Circuitry near, adjacent, or under the memory array may employ XOR or AND (or other) logic to fetch, organize, or operate on the data.
APPARATUS, MEMORY DEVICE, AND METHOD REDUCING CLOCK TRAINING TIME
An apparatus includes a host and a memory device connected to the host through a bus. The bus is used to communicate a data clock controlling data write timing during a write operation executed by the memory device and a read clock controlling data read timing during a read operation executed by the memory device. The memory device performs first duty cycle monitoring that monitors a duty cycle of the data clock, generates a first result, and provides a timing-adjusted data clock, performs second duty cycle monitoring that monitors a duty cycle of the read clock, generates a second result, and provides a timing-adjusted read clock, calculates an offset of the read clock based on the timing-adjusted data clock, the result and the second result, and corrects a duty error of the read clock using a read clock offset code derived from the offset of the read clock.
MEMORY WITH SCAN CHAIN TESTING OF COLUMN REDUNDANCY LOGIC AND MULTIPLEXING
A memory is provided in which a scan chain covers the redundancy logic for column redundancy as well as the redundancy multiplexers in each column. The redundancy logic includes a plurality of redundancy logic circuits arranged in series. Each redundancy logic circuit corresponds to a respective column in the memory. Each column is configured to route a shift-in signal through its redundancy multiplexers during a scan mode of operation.
STORAGE CIRCUIT, CHIP, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A storage circuit, a chip, a data processing method, and an electronic device are disclosed. The storage circuit includes: an input control circuit and a memory. The input control circuit is configured to: receive n input data and an input control signal; perform first data processing on the n input data based on the input control signal to obtain n intermediate data corresponding to the n input data one by one; and write the n intermediate data and a sign signal corresponding to the n input data into the memory; the memory is configured to store the n intermediate data and the sign signal; different values of the sign signal respectively represent different processing processes of the first data processing, and n is a positive integer.
Methods for on-die memory termination and memory devices and systems employing the same
Methods, systems, and apparatuses related to memory operation with on-die termination (ODT) are provided. A memory device may be configured to provide ODT at a first portion (e.g., rank) during multiple communications at a second portion (e.g., rank). For example, a memory device may receive a first command instructing a first portion to perform a first communication and instructing a second portion to enter an ODT mode. The device may perform, with the first portion, the first communication with a host while the second portion is in the ODT mode. The device may receive a second command instructing the first portion to perform a second communication, and the device may perform, with the first portion, the second communication while the second portion remains in the ODT mode. The second portion may persist in the ODT mode for an indicated number of communications, or until instructed to exit the ODT mode.
Apparatuses and methods to mask write operations for a mode of operation using ECC circuitry
An exemplary semiconductor device includes an input/output (I/O) circuit configured to combine data corresponding to a write command received via data terminals with a first subset of corrected read data retrieved from a memory cell array to provide write data. The exemplary semiconductor device further includes a write driver circuit configured to mask a write operation of a first bit of the write data that corresponds to a bit of the first subset of the read data and to perform a write operation for a second bit of the write data that corresponds to the data received via the data terminals.
Multi-sense amplifier based access to a single port of a memory cell
A memory device includes a memory array of memory cells, wordlines and bitlines connected to the memory cells, a first read multiplexor and a second read multiplexor connected to the bitlines, a first sense amplifier connected to the first read multiplexor, a second sense amplifier connected to the second read multiplexor, a first data path connected to the first sense amplifier, and a second data path connected to the second sense amplifier. Each of the memory cells is connected to only one pair of the bitlines and only one of the wordlines. The first read multiplexor is adapted to connect the first sense amplifier to the bitlines during a first portion of a clock cycle and the second read multiplexor is adapted to connect the second sense amplifier to the bitlines during a second portion of a clock cycle that is different from the first portion of the clock cycle.
Address latch comprising intermediate latch circuit that latches the address data latched by the write latch circuit, display device and address latching method
An address latch, a display device, and an address latching method are disclosed. The address latch includes a write control circuit, a write latch circuit, a latch control circuit, an intermediate latch circuit, and an output latch circuit. The write latch circuit is configured to latch an address data in response to N write control signals generated by the write control circuit, N data bits of the address data are divided into (M−1) data bit groups; the latch control circuit is configured to sequentially generate M latch control signals; the intermediate latch circuit is configured to, in response to first to (M−1)-th latch control signals, latch first to (M−1)-th data bit groups latched by the write latch circuit in a time-division manner; and the output latch circuit is configured to output the address data latched by the intermediate latch circuit in response to an M-th latch control signal.
Data control circuit for increasing maximum and minimum tolerance values of skew between DQS signal and clock signal during write operation and associated memory device
A data control circuit includes a first latch circuit, a self-block circuit, a second latch circuit, a third latch circuit, a first data timing-labeled signal generating circuit, and a second data timing-labeled signal generating circuit. The first latch circuit is arranged to receive a data window signal. The self-block circuit is coupled to the first latch circuit, and is arranged to generate a protection signal. The second latch circuit is coupled to the self-block circuit, and is arranged to output a first data timing-labeled signal. The third latch circuit is coupled to the second latch circuit, and is arranged to generate a second data timing-labeled signal. The first data timing-labeled signal generating circuit is arranged to generate a third data timing-labeled signal. The second data timing-labeled signal generating circuit is arranged to generate a fourth data timing-labeled signal.