DE69832455D1 - Halbleiterspeicheranordnung - Google Patents

Halbleiterspeicheranordnung

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DE69832455D1
DE69832455D1 DE69832455T DE69832455T DE69832455D1 DE 69832455 D1 DE69832455 D1 DE 69832455D1 DE 69832455 T DE69832455 T DE 69832455T DE 69832455 T DE69832455 T DE 69832455T DE 69832455 D1 DE69832455 D1 DE 69832455D1
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Shinya Fujioka
Masao Taguchi
Waichirou Fujieda
Yasuharu Sato
Takaaki Suzuki
Tadao Aikawa
Takayuki Nagasawa
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    • G11C7/1039Read-write modes for single port memories, i.e. having either a random port or a serial port using pipelining techniques, i.e. using latches between functional memory parts, e.g. row/column decoders, I/O buffers, sense amplifiers
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DE69832455T 1997-06-03 1998-06-03 Halbleiterspeicheranordnung Expired - Lifetime DE69832455T2 (de)

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JP14540697 1997-06-03
JP14540697 1997-06-03
JP21504797 1997-08-08
JP21504797 1997-08-08
JP33273997 1997-12-03
JP33273997 1997-12-03
PCT/JP1998/002443 WO1998056004A1 (fr) 1997-06-03 1998-06-03 Memoire a semi-conducteurs

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EP (2) EP1603136B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3510638B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100285225B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69832455T2 (de)
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WO (1) WO1998056004A1 (de)

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Owner name: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LTD., YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, JP

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