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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Gyu-Hong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Woo-Seop Jeong, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling output buffer circuitry in a synchronous semiconductor memory device. An internal clock signal is generated and logic provided to provide a control signal that enables that output buffer circuitry for a read operation. An internal clock signal is generated synchronized to the external or system clock signal. An intermediate control signal is triggered by the internal clock signal at a selected number of cycles less than the memory latency period after a read command, and then the control signal for enabling the output buffer is asserted on a subsequent cycle of the internal clock signal, thereby ensuring at least a predetermined minimum time for the output buffer control signal to propagate through the memory device before data is transferred out of the device.