Abstract: A pipeline system includes a first inverter latch configured to receive plural data entries, and plural second inverter latches coupled to each other in parallel for storing the plural data entries input from the first inverter latch in a distributive manner. Plural first switches are arranged between the first inverter latch and the plural second inverter latches, each first switch configured for controlling transmission of each of the plural data entries from the first inverter latch to one of the plural second inverter latches. Plural second switches are configured to output the plural data entries stored in the plural second inverter latches.

Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory planes, each including a plurality of memory banks; one or more plane groups, each comprising at least two memory planes sharing at least one peripheral circuit; a plurality of compressing circuits, each connected to a corresponding memory bank and outputting compressed data by compressing data read from the corresponding memory bank; a plurality of merge circuits, each receiving compressed data and at least one output control signal corresponding to a merge group of a plurality of merge groups, each merge circuit outputting, in response to at least one output control signal, merged data obtained by merging compressed data corresponding to memory banks grouped in the merge group; and an output buffer circuit latching and outputting the merged data in response to at least one output control signal. The merge group comprises at least two memory banks in a same plane group.

Abstract: A column address generation circuit including: a command set conversion section configured to generate column address information on the basis of sector information included in a first command set synchronized with a first clock signal, and to output a second command set from the first command set by replacing information on column address cycles of the first clock signal with the column address information in response to a conversion signal; and a column address output section configured to output a column address on the basis of the second command set.