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Clock synchronous memory embedded semiconductor integrated circuit device

US5991232A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1998
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes an SDRAM module operating in synchronization with a clock signal, a logic circuit transmitting data with the SDRAM module for effecting necessary processing, a direct memory access circuit taking in and transferring an externally applied signal in synchronization with the clock signal corresponding to an operation clock of the SDRAM module, and a selector selecting either the output signal of the logic circuit and the output signal of the direct memory access circuit in accordance with a test mode instructing signal for application to the SDRAM module. A test of a synchronous memory can be performed by externally making fast and direct access to the synchronous memory without an influence of a skew in a signal.

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