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Mode selector for use in semiconductor memory device
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In this article, a mode selecting circuit for selecting a single operational mode in a semiconductor memory device having a plurality of operational modes is presented, where the mode selecting pad is bonded to the terminal of the power source so as to select a mode in the final assemblying stage of the manufacturing process, so that the process is simplified and the yield rate is increased.Abstract:
A mode selecting circuit for selecting a single operational mode in a semiconductor memory device having a plurality of operational modes. Instead of using an additional masking process, the present invention uses mode selecting pads, wherein a mode selecting pad is bonded to the terminal of the power source so as to select a mode in the final assemblying stage of the manufacturing process, so that the process is simplified and the yield rate is increased.read more
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