Semiconductor device having automatic controlled delay circuit and method therefor

摘要

An automatic controlled delay circuit for use in a semiconductor memory device capable of detecting and adjusting a variation in delay with PVT variation delays a wordline activating signal by a predetermined time period and outputs the same as a bitline sense amplifier activating signal. The delay circuit is implemented with a plurality of delay blocks that are connected serially. The semiconductor device comprises a delay pulse signal generating block for generating a plurality of delayed pulse signals, each of which has different delay values at a time point at which the wordline activating signal is activated using an internal clock; a signal detecting block for detecting an activation time point of the bitline sense amplifier activating signal to generate a detected pulse signal; and a delay amount adjusting block for comparing the plurality of delayed pulse signals with the detected pulse signal to control the plurality of delay blocks.