Semiconductor memory device

Claim 2

A semiconductor memory device, which a memory cell constituted by MOSFETs; a bit line for transmitting writing and reading information to or from the memory cell therethrough; a writing-in control signal line for controlling the writing operation into the memory cell in response to a write-in signal; and writing circuit means for transmitting the writing information to the bit line from an external source at the time of a writing operation as indicated by the write-in signal and charging the voltage of the bit line up to a power supply voltage when the write-in signal indicates a time of non-writing placing the bit line in a reading mode.

Claim 3

A semiconductor memory device as defined in Claim 1, wherein the number of bit lines provided for the memory cell is equal to two, and wherein said writing circuit means comprises a first, a second, and a third inverter, and a first and a second 2-input NOR gates; where the first inverter receives writing data from an external source at its input, the first NOR gate receives the output of the first inverter at a first input and the writing-in signal at a second input, the second NOR gate receives the writing data at a first input and the writing-in signal at a second input, the second inverter receives an output of the first NOR gate as an input and outputs to a first one of the bit lines, and the third inverter receives an output of the second NOR gate as an input and outputs to a second one of the bit lines.

Claim 4

A semiconductor device with the ability to write data into storage and read data out of storage, comprising: memory cell, said memory cell having a plurality of input/output lines, each of said input/output lines for inputting data into and outputting data from said memory cell; a plurality of data bit lines for transmitting data to and from said memory cell, said plurality of data bit lines corresponding to said input/output lines in a one-to-one manner; a plurality of transfer control means, one of said transfer control means connected between each of said data bit lines and said input/output lines, for controlling a flow of data between said bit lines and said input/output lines; and writing circuit means, connected to each of said data bit lines and responsive to a write-in signal, for writing data onto selected ones of said bit lines from an external source when said write-in signal is indicative of a writing operation and charging all of said bit lines and placing the bit lines in a reading mode when said write-in signal is indicative of no writing operation.

Claim 5

A semiconductor device with the ability to write data into storage and read data out of storage, comprising: memory cell, said memory cell having a plurality of input/output lines, each of said input/output lines for inputting data into and outputting data from said memory cell; a plurality of data bit lines for transmitting data to and from said memory cell, said plurality of data bit lines corresponding to said input/output lines in a one-to-one manner; a plurality of transfer control means, one of said transfer control means connected between each of said data bit lines and said input/output lines, for controlling a flow of data between said bit lines and said input/output lines; and writing circuit means, connected to each of said data bit lines and responsive to a write-in signal, for writing data onto selected ones of said bit lines from an external source when said write-in signal is indicative of a writing operation and charging all of said bit lines and placing the bit lines in a reading mode when said write-in signal is indicative of no writing operation.

Claim 6

The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein said plurality of transfer control means includes a plurality of MOSFETs of a first conductivity type having a first and second control terminal and a gate, with the number of said MOSFETs corresponding to the number of said input/output lines in a one-to-one manner with each MOSFET being arranged so that said first control terminal is connected to one of said input/output lines and its second control terminal is connected to one of said data bit lines and a word line is connected to the gate of each of said MOSFET's for turning ON MOSFETs, and thereby transferring data between said bit lines and said input/output lines, only during a writing-in or reading out operation that is to be carried out using said memory cell.