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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2000
Katsumi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohtake, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A synchronous memory device includes a prefetch address counter. The address counter is composed of an n number of one-bit counter circuits, an n number of adders to which the output signals of these counters are supplied respectively, and an adder control circuit for controlling each adder. A start address is externally supplied to each of the one-bit counter circuits, which in turn count up. When the addressing mode is the sequential mode and the start address is an odd address, each adder performs addition according to the state of the even control signal outputted from the adder control circuit. With the addition, the address outputted from each one-bit counter circuit is inverted, but otherwise the same signal as the address outputted from each one-bit counter circuit is outputted.