Abstract:
On a semiconductor substrate (30) having a gate electrode (32) and an LDD layer (33) formed thereon, an SiN film (34) to be a silicide block is formed. An opening (34a) communicating with the LDD layer (33) is provided for the SiN film (34). Impurities are introduced into the LDD layer (33) through the opening (34a) to form a source/drain layer (33a), and the surface thereof is silicided to form a silicide film (36a). Next, an interlayer insulation film (37) of SiO 2 is formed and then etched under a condition of an etching rate of SiO 2 higher than that of SiN to form a contact hole (37h) reaching the LDD layer (33) from the upper surface of the interlayer insulation film (37) via the opening (34a).
Abstract:
A communication synchronization apparatus with which a station detects, for each slot in a predetermined unit, a correlation value between an input signal and a spreading code generated by the station itself, the detection process for the correlation value is performed over several slots, the correlation values obtained in the slots are integrated to detect a correlation peak value, and thereby a synchronization point of said input signal is detected, said apparatus comprising a controlling section for ending the integration when the number of paths, at which a power integration value for converting the detected correlation value into a power value has reached a reference set value, reaches a path count set value.
Abstract:
An input buffer circuit is disclosed which is connected to a bus for receiving signals from the bus. The input buffer circuit comprises a first buffer (40, 43) for receiving the signals, the first buffer (40, 43) being operable in a first mode in which the signals are transmitted on the bus (10) at a first frequency, a second buffer (41, 44) for receiving the signals, the second buffer (41, 44) being operable in a second mode in which said signals are transmitted on said bus (10) at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and means (24) for providing one of an output of the first buffer (40, 43) and an output of the second buffer (41, 44) to an internal circuit. The power consumption of the second buffer (41, 44) during operation thereof is lower than power consumption of the first buffer (40, 43) during operation thereof. A corresponding output buffer circuit is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A current-mode multi-residue multi- stage ADC ( fig. 14 and 15 ), each stage being a 2-bit current flash converter. The first stage (32) generates (N20-N23) four copies of the input current and subtract to them four reference currents (I20-I23) corresponding to the four quantization levels of the first stage. The currents which are result of the subtraction are input to comparators (C01-C03) and an encoder (35) for generating the digital output (D3-D2) of the first stage and each to a corresponding one of second stage units (32a-32d) for lower-bit conversion. Each of the second stage unit has the same structure as the first stage.
Abstract:
An electric fuse circuit is provided which has a capacitor (101) that forms an electric fuse; a write circuit (103) for breaking an insulating film of the capacitor (101), by applying a voltage to a terminal of the capacitor in response to a write signal; and at least two transistors, including a first transistor (121) and a second transistor (102), which are connected in series between the capacitor (101) and the write circuit (103).