Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor device
- Patent Title (中): 半导体器件
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Application No.: US12801857Application Date: 2010-06-29
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Publication No.: US08179734B2Publication Date: 2012-05-15
- Inventor: Yoshitaka Soma
- Applicant: Yoshitaka Soma
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
- Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
- Agency: McGinn IP Law Group PLLC
- Priority: JP2009-157696 20090702
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00 ; G11C16/06

Abstract:
A charge pump circuit, whose output is connected to a first node, starts a boosting operation after start of a test period. A load current application circuit supplies a load current to the first node during the test period. A voltage of the first node is a write voltage. A memory circuit stops application of the write voltage to a memory cell during the test period, and applies the write voltage to the memory cell after end of the test period. A high voltage detection unit compares the write voltage and a predetermined voltage to determine whether or not the write voltage is increased to the predetermined voltage. If the write voltage is less than the predetermined voltage at the end of the test period, the high voltage detection unit activates a disable signal. If the disable signal is activated, the charge pump circuit stops the boosting operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110002164A1 Semiconductor device Public/Granted day:2011-01-06
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