JP6796681B2 - 半導体記憶装置 - Google Patents
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Description
12:ANDゲート
14:複数のレジスタ
16:判定回路
30:書込み回路
40:制御回路
50:半導体装置
100:フラッシュメモリ
Claims (10)
- 供給電圧と、
データを保持可能な第1の回路とチェック用データを保持可能な第2の回路とを含む揮発性回路と、
前記供給電圧と前記揮発性回路との間に接続され、前記供給電圧からの電圧の供給を制御する電圧供給制御回路と、
前記電圧供給制御回路により電圧の供給が遮断された場合に、前記第2の回路に保持されたチェック用データの正誤を判定する判定回路とを有し、
前記電圧供給制御回路は、前記判定回路の判定結果に応答して前記供給電圧の供給を制御し、
前記第2の回路の動作電圧に関するマージンは、第1の回路よりも悪い、半導体装置。 - 前記供給電圧からの電圧の供給が遮断されたとき、第2の回路は、第1の回路よりも先にデータが破壊される、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記供給電圧からの電圧が供給されるノードは、前記供給電圧からの電圧の供給が遮断されたときにフローティングになり、当該ノードの電位が徐々に降下し、第2の回路で保持されたデータが第1の回路よりも先に破壊される、請求項1または2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記電圧供給制御回路は、パワーダウンモードを表す信号に応答して前記供給電圧からの電圧の供給を遮断し、前記判定回路によりチェック用データの誤りが検出されたことに応答して前記供給電圧からの電圧の供給を再開する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 半導体装置はさらに、チェック用データの誤りが検出されたとき、前記第2の回路に正しいチェック用データを書込むための書込み回路を含む、請求項1ないし4いずれか1つに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記判定回路は、チェック用データの誤りが検出されたことに応答して一定のパルス幅を有するパルス信号を生成する回路を含み、
前記一定のパルス幅で定めされた期間中、前記電圧供給制御回路は、前記揮発性回路を充電し、かつ前記書込み回路は、正しいチェック用データを第2の回路に書込む、請求項5に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記判定回路は、第2の回路から出力されるチェック用データと期待値とを比較することによりチェック用データの有無を判定する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記書込み回路は、前記期待値を前記判定回路に書込む、請求項7に記載の半導体装置。
- 第1の回路および第2の回路は、複数のレジスタを含み、第1の回路は、パワーアップ動作時に不揮発性メモリからロードされた動作情報を保持する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記電圧供給制御回路は、前記供給電圧と前記揮発性回路との間に接続されたカットオフ用トランジスタと、パワーダウンモードを表す信号および前記判定回路の判定結果を表す信号に基づき前記カットオフ用トランジスタを制御する制御ゲートとを含む、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
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