Delay circuit of a semiconductor memory device, a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same

Abstract

A delay circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a delay chain, a first phase converter and a second phase converter. The delay chain is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, includes 2N delay cells, and delays a first intermediate signal to generate a second intermediate signal. The first phase converter is connected to the input terminal, and provides the first intermediate signal to the delay chain, wherein the first intermediate signal is generated by inverting a phase of an input signal or by maintaining the phase of the input signal in response to a control signal. The second phase converter is connected to the output terminal, and generates an output signal by inverting a phase of the second intermediate signal or by maintaining the phase of the second intermediate signal in response to the control signal.