Self-refresh period measurement circuit of semiconductor device
First Claim
1. A self-refresh period measurement circuit of a semiconductor device comprising:
- delay means for receiving an oscillation signal that is periodically enabled after a self-refresh signal is enabled, to allow a self-refresh operation to be performed, delaying the received oscillation signal by a unit self-refresh period to output a first delayed oscillation signal, by a predetermined integer multiple of the unit self-refresh period to output a second delayed oscillation signal, and delaying the received oscillation signal by the predetermined integer multiple of the unit self-refresh period plus the unit self-refresh period to output a third delayed oscillation signal;
a first period measurement start signal generator for receiving the self-refresh signal and the oscillation signal and generating a first period measurement start signal for setting a time that the oscillation signal is enabled for the first time as a start time for measurement of a self-refresh period; and
a first refresh period output unit for receiving the first period measurement start signal and the first delayed oscillation signal, and generating a first refresh period output signal that is enabled for a period from a time that the first period measurement start signal is enabled to a time that the first delayed oscillation signal is enabled for the first time.
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Abstract
A self-refresh period measurement circuit of a semiconductor device is disclosed, herein which includes a delay means for delaying the received oscillation signal by a unit self-refresh period to output a first delayed oscillation signal, and delaying the received oscillation signal to output a third delayed oscillation signal, a first period measurement start signal generator for generating a first period measurement start signal for setting a time that the oscillation signal is enabled for the first time as a start time for measurement of a self-refresh period, and a first refresh period output unit for generating a first refresh period output signal that is enabled for a period from a time that the first period measurement start signal is enabled to a time that the first delayed oscillation signal is enabled for the first time.
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12 Claims
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1. A self-refresh period measurement circuit of a semiconductor device comprising:
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delay means for receiving an oscillation signal that is periodically enabled after a self-refresh signal is enabled, to allow a self-refresh operation to be performed, delaying the received oscillation signal by a unit self-refresh period to output a first delayed oscillation signal, by a predetermined integer multiple of the unit self-refresh period to output a second delayed oscillation signal, and delaying the received oscillation signal by the predetermined integer multiple of the unit self-refresh period plus the unit self-refresh period to output a third delayed oscillation signal; a first period measurement start signal generator for receiving the self-refresh signal and the oscillation signal and generating a first period measurement start signal for setting a time that the oscillation signal is enabled for the first time as a start time for measurement of a self-refresh period; and a first refresh period output unit for receiving the first period measurement start signal and the first delayed oscillation signal, and generating a first refresh period output signal that is enabled for a period from a time that the first period measurement start signal is enabled to a time that the first delayed oscillation signal is enabled for the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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