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Apparatus and method for outputting data of semiconductor memory apparatus

US7728641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2006
Grant dateJun 1, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/1084
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for outputting data of a semiconductor memory apparatus, which is capable of varying the slew rate and the data output timing, includes a bias generator that generates a bias having a level corresponding to a set value, a slew rate controller that controls a pull-up slew rate or a pull-down slew rate of input data on the basis of the bias generated by the bias generator, and a data outputting unit that outputs data on the basis of the slew rate controlled by the slew rate controller. Therefore, it is possible to satisfy various operational conditions without changing the structure of the circuit and to correspond rapidly and appropriately with a change of the system, which enables the applied range of the products to be extended.

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