The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuo Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36523006 ; 36523003 ; 3652385 ;
Abstract
An address decoder comprising a match signal generating circuit responsive to an inputted address signal and an address mask signal to mask any given bits of the inputted address signal, and an address selection signal generating circuit responsive to signals outputted from the match signal generating circuit, for generating a selection signal of a plurality of addresses which have corresponding bit values except for the masked bits. The address decoder can be used as a row address decoder or column address decoder of the semiconductor memory device for selecting a plurality of addresses simultaneously.