Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Reum Oh

Je-Min Ryu

Pavan Kumar Kasibhatla

Hak-Soo Yu

Je Min Ryu

Ki Heung Kim

Jun Gyu Lee

Moon Hee Oh

Haesuk Lee

Ahn Seop Choi

SeungHan Woo

Moonhee Oh

Seong-Jin Jang

Hyungjin Kim

Jinyong Choi

Joung-Yeal Kim

Kyoung-Ho Kim

Youngcheon Kwon

Hae-Suk Lee

Seung-Han Woo

Sam-Young Bang

Seok-In Hong

BumSuk Lee

Sung-Ho Choi

So-Young Kim

Kyu-Hyoun Kim

Jin-Seong Park

Minsu Ahn

Jaeyoun Youn

Ho-young Song

Woo-Seop Jeong

Sang-bo Lee

Myeong-O Kim

Youngjae Park

Seunghyun Cho

Seong-young Seo

Jihyun Choi

Yonghun Kim

Jemin Ryu

Moo-Sung Chae

Youngju Kim

Beomyong Kil

Dae-Hee Jung

Yongjun Kim

Taek-Seon Park

Jaesan Kim

Yujung Song

Jae-Won Ko

Dongyeon Park

Younghwa Kim

Soo-jung Rho

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a row decoder and a timing/voltage control circuit. The memory cell array is divided into a plurality of row blocks by one or more row block identity bits, and each of the of row blocks includes sub-array blocks arranged in a first direction. A row address includes the one or more row block identity bits. The row decoder activates a first word-line coupled to a first memory cell, activates a second word-line coupled to a second memory cell in response to the row address, and outputs a row block information signal. The timing/voltage control circuit adjusts at least one of an operation interval and an operation voltage of a memory operation on the first memory cell and the second memory cell according to a distance in a second direction crossing the first direction from a reference position, based on the row block information signal.

Semiconductor memory device and method of adjusting operation condition of the same

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate having an active zone with a channel; a through silicon via (TSV) structure including a power TSV configured to transmit power and a signal TSV configured to transmit a signal; and a keep-out zone located a predetermined distance away from the TSV structure and bounded by the active zone. The TSV structure penetrates the semiconductor substrate. The keep-out zone includes a first element area a first distance away from the power TSV, and a second element area a second distance away from the signal TSV.

Semiconductor device using different types of through-silicon-vias

A wafer-level method of testing an integrated circuit (IC) device includes: (i) applying a plurality of test operation signals to a wafer containing the IC device, (ii) generating a test enable signal in response to detecting, on the wafer, a toggling of at least one of the plurality of test operation signals, and then (iii) testing at least a portion of the IC device in response to the generating the test enable signal. The generating may also include generating a test enable signal in response to detecting, on the wafer, an inactive-to-active transition of a toggle detection signal.

Wafer level methods of testing semiconductor devices using internally-generated test enable signals

In a method of operating a memory device, a first command to allow the memory device to enter an idle mode is received. A reference time interval is adjusted based on process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variation associated with the memory device. The reference time interval is used to determine a start time point of a power control operation for reducing power consumption of the memory device. A first time interval during which the idle mode is maintained is internally measured based on the first command. The power control operation is performed in response to the first time interval being longer than the reference time interval.

Method of operating memory device and memory device performing the same

According to some embodiments, for a memory device including a base die and a stack of memory dies including a plurality of memory dies stacked on the base die, the base die including a plurality of first input/output (i/o) terminals that are command/address and data terminals and a plurality of second i/o terminals that are direct access terminals, a method includes receiving at the plurality of first i/o terminals a command/address, a clock signal, and data; first transmitting the command/address, clock signal, and data received by the plurality of first i/o terminals from the base die to the stack of memory dies; and second transmitting at least part of one or more of the command/address, clock signal, and data received by a set of the plurality of first i/o terminals through a circuit of the base die to the plurality of second i/o terminals.

High bandwidth memory device and system device having the same

A semiconductor memory device includes an interface semiconductor die, at least one memory semiconductor die, and through-silicon vias connecting the interface semiconductor die and the memory semiconductor die. The interface semiconductor die includes command pins to receive command signals transferred from a memory controller and an interface command decoder to decode the command signals. The memory semiconductor die includes a memory integrated circuit configured to store data and a memory command decoder to decode the command signals transferred from the interface semiconductor die. The interface semiconductor die does not include a clock enable pin to receive a clock enable signal from the memory controller. The interface and memory command decoders generate interface and memory clock enable signals to control clock supply with respect to the interface and memory semiconductor dies based on a power mode command transferred through the plurality of command pins from the memory controller.

Semiconductor memory device and system including the same

A semiconductor device includes a cell area in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in an array structure, and a peripheral area in which circuits configured to drive the memory cells are arranged, the peripheral area being next to the cell area. The cell area is divided into a plurality of banks, and the plurality of banks comprise first banks having a base size and second banks having a size of 1/(2*n) (wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1) of the base size. The plurality of banks are arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the semiconductor device has a shape of a rectangular chip which is elongated in the second direction.

Semiconductor device and semiconductor package including the semiconductor device

According to some embodiments, a high bandwidth memory device includes a base die and a plurality of memory dies stacked on the base die and electrically connected to the base die through a plurality of through substrate vias. The base die includes a plurality of first input buffers configured to receive channel clock signals, channel command/addresses, and channel data from a plurality of first bumps connected to the outside of the base die, a plurality of second input buffers configured to receive test clock signals, test command/addresses, and test data from a plurality of second bumps connected to the outside of the base die, a monitoring unit, a plurality of first output buffers connected to the monitoring unit and configured to output monitored data from the monitoring unit to the plurality of second bumps, and a plurality of paths from the plurality of first input buffers to the monitoring unit. The plurality of second bumps are connected to receive test clock signals, test command/addresses, and test data from the outside of the base die during a first operation mode, and to receive monitored data from the plurality of first output buffers during a second operation mode.

A semiconductor die may include a first delay circuit formed on a substrate and configured to delay a test signal, the first delay circuit including first delay stages connected in series, a second delay circuit formed on the substrate and configured to delay the test signal, the second delay circuit including second delay stages connected in series, at least one through silicon via connected to at least one output terminal of output terminals of the first delay stages, the at least one through silicon via penetrating through the substrate, and a load determinator configured to compare a first delay signal output from one of the first delay stages with a second delay signal output from one of the second delay stages and determine a load of the at least one through silicon via.

Semiconductor die for determining load of through silicon via and semiconductor device including the same

A stacked memory includes a logic semiconductor die, a plurality of memory semiconductor dies stacked with the logic semiconductor die, a plurality of through-silicon vias (TSVs) electrically connecting the logic semiconductor die and the memory semiconductor dies, a global processor disposed in the logic semiconductor die and configured to perform a global sub process corresponding to a portion of a data process, a plurality of local processors respectively disposed in the memory semiconductor dies and configured to perform local sub processes corresponding to other portions of the data process and a plurality of memory integrated circuits respectively disposed in the memory semiconductor dies and configured to store data associated with the data process.

Stacked memory device and a memory chip including the same

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