Address transition detection circuit for a semiconductor memory

Details Address transition detection circuit for a semiconductor memory Address transition detection circuit for a semiconductor memory

1996-11-15

1999-02-23

Nguyen, Viet Q.

Static information storage and retrieval

Addressing

Sync/clocking

365194, 36518908, 36523008, 327 22, 327 24, G11C 800, H03K 522

Patent

active

058751521

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a new (ATD) address transition detection circuit for use on an address bus having any number of address lines. An ATD circuit is disclosed which comprises a first and second circuit and an interval timer. The first circuit has a first and second input and an output. The first circuit receives, at the first input, a change signal corresponding to transitions in one or more addresses of an address bus. In response, the output of the first circuit transitions from an initial first state to a second state. The first circuit is also responsive to a reset command at the second input to return the output to the first state. The interval timer has an output coupled to the second input of the first circuit and an input. The interval timer responsive to an initialize command at the input initiates a timed interval and after the timed interval generates the reset command at the output. The second circuit has an output coupled to the input of the interval timer and an input. The second circuit responsive to the change signal at the input generates an initialize command at the output. The circuit provides a second state at the output of the first circuit, for all including the last received in a series of change signals. This assures that all address transitions have been detected before a memory access is allowed.

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