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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage cell having a small current for writing and a small change of a switching magnetic field, and to provide a memory cell and a storage circuit block. SOLUTION: The storage cell 10 comprises a plurality of superposed layers, a free ferromagnetic layer 12 in which the direction of a magnetization is changed by the direction of a magnetic field in a plurality of the layers, and a hollow part 19 formed, so as to pass the central part of the plurality of the layers through the plurality of the layers. The memory cell 20 comprises a conductor 22, in which a writing current flows to the hollow part 19 of the cell 10.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable reduction of power consumption during the search operation by providing an identifying means to identify existence of data stored in a memory block and then retrieval only the memory block which as identified existence of data. SOLUTION: An associative memory is provided with a valid cell 10 for holding data writing of each address within the address range corresponding to a memory block n. When an address ni is designated with an addressing signal, a memory cell M(ni) corresponding to address ni is designated with an address decoder 14 and data is written to the M(ni). When the data is written to M(ni), condition of data V(ni) held by the valid cell corresponding to such address changes and V(ni) is switched to '1' from '0'. When data is written at least to one of the memories from M(n1) to M(ni), it can be determined and detected that data exists in the memory block n.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speed up a memory and reduce a consumption power by setting a first and a second switches which are turned on and off between an invertor output and a bit line in accordance with a signal on a word line and, a third and a fourth switches which are turned on and off between the bit line and a bit match node in accordance with an invertor output signal. SOLUTION: A voltage amplitude of a word match line 20 is restricted in a range between a higher potential by a threshold voltage of a PMOS transistor with a back gate bias from a ground potential and a lower potential by a threshold of an NMOS transistor NC: 41 with a back gate bias from a power source potential. The range can be made smaller. Accordingly, the voltage amplitude of the word match line 20 becomes small and a consumption power is reduced. When a precharge potential of the word match line 20 is lowered, boosting a bit line is eliminated although the NMOS transistor is used and a high-speed performance is ensured.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a data transfer rate by transferring data plural times in one memory cycle. SOLUTION: A bit line of a memory array l is grouped based on a remainder when the row addresses are divided by the number of groups, and a row address decoding part 4 composing a bit line selection means 3 generates row addresses of the number corresponding to the number of groups according to the row address signal and an access order signal showing the order of the access to the group, and those bit lines are selected by a bit switch 5. Plural latch parts 6a, 6b, 6c each is provided for each group, and the bit line selection means 3 generates plural row addresses consecutive in the same direction referring to the row address signal corresponding to the access order signal.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulse width adjustment circuit and method which reduce a leading edge delay of a pulse-width-adjusted pulse signal.SOLUTION: A pulse width adjustment circuit 300 includes: a pulse delay circuit 310 for receiving an input pulse signal a to output a plurality of different delayed pulse signals b1, b2, ...; a transmission gate 320 for receiving the input pulse signal a and controlling the passage of the input pulse signal a in response to the application of two of the plurality of different delayed pulse signals b1, b2, ...; and a pulse width setting circuit 330 connected to an output of the transmission gate 320 to set a pulse width of an output pulse signal c generated on the basis of the input pulse signal a passed through the transmission gate 320.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an asynchronous pseudo SRAM which has compatibility with an asynchronous SRAM. SOLUTION: The asynchronous pseudo SRAM has a memory cell array 11 including dynamic memory cells 18; an array control circuit 12 for controlling reading or writing with an access enable signal bAE, and generating a busy signal bBUSY; an ATD circuit 19 for generating an address transition detecting signal ATD; an access request signal generating circuit 20 for generating an access request signal ARP with a chip enable signal bCE, a write enable signal bWE, and the address transition detecting signal ATD; an access waiting circuit 21 for controlling an access waiting signal bECP with the access request signal and the access enable signal; an access starting up circuit 15 for controlling the access enable signal with the access waiting signal and the busy signal; an OR circuit 16 for indicating acquisition of input data and so forth; and a latch circuit 17 for latching the address and so forth with the access enable signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transport system and a method therefor allowing to normally trace a cargo without a need to make a record when transshipping the cargo. SOLUTION: This system includes a tag 12 fixed on the cargo, a center device 14 for collecting cargo position data and a communication network 16 for communicating between the tag 12 and the center device 14. A position detection means 18 is fixed on the tag 12 for detecting the position and the cargo 34 on which the tag 12 is fixed can be monitored by transmitting the position data to the center device 14.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a memory cell, a storage circuit block, and a data write-n method in which a current value made to flow in a bit line at the time of write-in of data is reduced, further, to provide a memory cell, a storage circuit block, and a data read-out method in which parasitic resistance of a switching element or the like at the time of read-out of data is reduced. SOLUTION: The MRAM 10 comprises a second switching element connecting first wiring structure 18 and an adjacent memory cell 12 in a memory cell 12, and second wiring structure body 20. Also, a third switching element is provided between the second wiring structure body 20 and ground.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessing method for a storage circuit block and the storage circuit block in which high speed access can be performed in row-access. SOLUTION: This accessing method is constituted so that after a first read- out word line 24 is made active, a second read-out word line 24 is raised while the first read-out word line 24 is shut down. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a redundant test step in a test of retrieving operation of an associative memory having a priority encoder. SOLUTION: First, data being different from test data are written as background data (step 21). The background data are read out (step 22), and read-out data are tested (step 23). An address having the lowest priority is specified (step 26), and test data are written (step 27). Retrieving operation is performed (step 28), and it is discriminated whether the test address coincides with the retrieving address. Then, an address having low priority is specified (step 26), and the operation described above is repeated for all addresses (step 32).