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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:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 2/900 ;
Abstract
A synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) or a fast cycle RAM (FCRAM) includes capacitors connected by switches to a signal wire. The switches are controlled to connect and disconnect the capacitors to the signal wire. In a test mode, the transmission time of a control signal is tested by connecting various combinations of the capacitors to the signal wire, and then measuring the signal timing. The signal timing of the memory device can be controlled by selecting which and how many of the capacitors are connected to the signal wire.