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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Jeong-Hyeon Cho, Seoul, KR;
Byung-Chul Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A circuit for controlling an AC-timing parameter of a semiconductor memory device and method thereof are provided. The AC-timing parameter control circuit includes a delay-time-defining portion, a comparing portion, and a controlling portion. The control circuit compares the pulse width or period of an input signal to one or more different reference-widths pulses, with the reference width(s) set by the delay-time-defining portion and the reference pulses generated by the comparing portion. The controlling portion indicates whether the input signal width or period was less than or greater than each o the reference-width pulses. The control circuit output signals can be used to tailor the operation of the device based on a direct comparison of an AC-timing parameter to one or more reference values.