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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takaaki Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Masao Nakano, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyoshi Tomita, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuharu Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Kotoku Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobutaka Taniguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365222 ; 36518901 ; 365233 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor memory device operable in synchronism with a clock signal externally supplied thereto, there are provided a first part which detects a state of a predetermined signal after a given command is input to the semiconductor memory; and a second part which sets, on the basis of the state of the predetermined signal, the semiconductor memory device to a self-refresh mode in which a refresh operation is carried out without an external signal.