1-43. (canceled)
44. A semiconductor memory device, comprising:
an internal signal generation unit configured to generate a plurality of delay signals by delaying an external signal for a predetermined latency shorter than a latency set by the semiconductor memory device in synchronism with a drive clock and select one of the delay signals to output an internal signal; and
a drive clock generation unit configured to output an internal clock as the drive clock in response to the latency set by the semiconductor memory device.
45. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 44, wherein the internal signal generation unit includes:
a flip-flop unit configured to generate the plurality of delay signals by delaying the external signal for the predetermined latency; and
a selection unit configured to select one of the delay signals corresponding to a latency signal having information about the latency to thereby output the internal signal.
46. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 45, wherein the flip-flop unit includes:
a plurality of flip-flops serially connected to one another, each of which outputs a first and a second output respectively through a first and a second output terminal, wherein the first output is transmitted to an input terminal of the next flip-flop and the second output is output as the delay signal; and
an latch unit configured to output the first output of the last flip-flop as the last delay signal in response to the drive clock,
wherein the first flip-flop receives the external signal and the plurality of the flip-flops are respectively reset by corresponding latency signals.
47. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 46, wherein each of the flip-flops resets the first and the second outputs in response to the activation of the corresponding latency signal and outputs an input signal through the second output terminal in synchronism with a falling edge of the drive clock or through the first output terminal in synchronism with a rising edge of the drive clock when the corresponding latency signal is inactivated.
48. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 46, wherein each of the flip-flops resets the first and the second outputs in response to the activation of the corresponding latency signal and outputs an input signal through the second output terminal in synchronism with a rising edge of the drive clock and through the first output terminal in synchronism with a falling edge of the drive clock when the corresponding latency signal is inactivated.
49. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 47, wherein each of the flip-flops includes:
a first transmission gate for transmitting the input signal in response to the drive clock of a first logic level;
a first latch for resetting the second output to a second logic level when a reset signal is activated and latching an output of the first transmission gate to output the delay signal through the second output terminal when the reset signal is inactivated;
a second transmission gate for transmitting an output of the first latch in response to the drive clock of the second logic level; and
a second latch for resetting the first output to the first logic level when the reset signal is activated and latching an output of the second transmission gate to output the first output when the reset signal is inactivated,
wherein the reset signal is the corresponding latency signal.
50. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 49, wherein the first latch includes:
a first inverter for inverting the reset signal;
a NAND gate for logically combining an output of the first inverter and the output of the first transmission gate; and
a second inverter for inverting an output of the NAND gate, wherein an output terminal of the second inverter is connected to an output terminal of the first transmission gate.
51. The internal signal generator as recited in claim 50, wherein the second latch includes:
a NOR gate for logically combining the reset signal and the output of the second transmission gate; and
a third inverter for inverting an output of the NOR gate, wherein an output terminal of the third inverter is connected to an output terminal of the second transmission gate.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A compound of the formula I:
wherein:
R1 is C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy(C1-4)alkyl;
R2 is C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, C1-4 haloalkoxy or C1-4 haloalkoxy(C1-4)alkyl;
R3 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl, C2-4alkynyl, halogen or cyano;
R4 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, CH2CH\u2550CHR4a, CH2C\u2261CR4b or COR4c;
R4a and R4b are each, independently, hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, C3-C7cycloalkyl, COOC1-C4alkyl, COOC3-C6alkenyl, COOC3-C6alkynyl or CN;
R4c is C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkyl substituted by halogen, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C3-C6alkenyloxy, C3-C6haloalkenyloxy, C3-C6alkynyloxy or C3-C6haloalkynyloxy;
X is oxygen or sulfur; and
A is
wherein:
R6 is a C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 alkenyl or C2-12 alkynyl group, which may be substituted by 1 to 6 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 thioalkyl, COO-C1-4 alkyl, \u2550N\u2014OH, \u2550N\u2014O\u2014(C1-4 alkyl), C3-8 cycloalkyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from C1-4 alkyl, halogen, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-4 haloalkoxy, and C4-8 cycloalkenyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from C1-4 alkyl, halogen, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-4 haloalkoxy;
or R6 is a C3-8 cycloalkyl, C4-8 cycloalkenyl or C5-8 cycloalkadienyl group, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C1-4 thioalkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from C1-4 alkyl, halogen, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-4 haloalkoxy, and phenyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 5 independently selected halogen atoms;
or R6 is a C6-12 bicycloalkyl, C6-12 bicycloalkenyl or C6-12 bicycloalkadienyl group, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, C1-4 alkyl and C1-4 haloalkyl;
Z is C1-4 alkylene;
p is 0 or 1;
R25 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, C1-4 haloalkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or Si(C1-4 alkyl)3;
R26 and R27 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 haloalkyl;
R28 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 haloalkyl;
Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are each independently hydrogen or a C1-4 alkyl group, which may substituted by 1 to 6 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methoxy, ethoxy, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio and trifluorothiomethoxy;
Cy is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic 3-7 membered ring, which may be saturated, unsaturated or aromatic and which may contain a silicon atom as a ring member, wherein (CRaRb)m and (CRcRd)n may be bound either to the same carbon or silicon atom of Cy or to different atoms separated by 1, 2 or 3 ring members, wherein the carbocyclic or heterocyclic 3-7 membered ring may be substituted by 1 to 6 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy and halo-C1-4 alkoxy;
Y1 is Si(Op1Z1)(OqZ2)(OsZ3), and provided that Cy contains a silicon atom as a ring member, then Y1 may also be hydrogen;
Z1 and Z2 are each independently methyl or ethyl;
Z3 is a C1-4 alkyl or a C2-4 alkenyl group, which may be interrupted by one heteroatom selected from O, S and N, and wherein the C1-4 alkyl or C2-4 alkenyl group may be substituted by 1 to 3 independently selected halogen atoms;
m and n are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3;
p1,q and s are each independently 0 or 1;
R7, R8, R9, and R10 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C1-4 thioalkyl or C1-4 thiohaloalkyl;
R18 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, formyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, C(\u2550O)C1-4 alkyl, which may be substituted by halogen or C1-4-alkoxy, or C(\u2550O)O\u2014C1-6 alkyl, which may be substituted by halogen, C1-4 alkoxy or CN;
R19, R20, R21, R22, R23 and R24 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-6 alkyl, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, \u2550O, C1-4 alkoxy, O\u2014C(O)\u2014C1-4 alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, fluorenyl, indanyl or a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring which itself may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups, C1-6 alkenyl, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, \u2550O, C1-4 alkoxy, O\u2014C(O)\u2014C1-4 alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, fluorenyl, indanyl or a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring which itself may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups, or a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring, which may contain 1 heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, and wherein the 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups;
or R19R20 together with a carbon atom to which it is attached form a carbonyl-group, a 3-5 membered carbocyclic ring, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups, C1-6 alkylidene, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups, or C3-6 cycloalkylidene, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 methyl groups;
m1 is 0 or 1;
n1 is 0 or 1;
or a tautomer, stereoisomer or enantiomer of these compounds.
2. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein R2 is C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy(C1-4)alkyl.
3. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein R6 is:
a group of the form
wherein:
R7b and R7c are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3alkyl or C1-C3haloalkyl; and
R8b and R9b are each independently C1-C3alkyl or C1-C3haloalkyl;
or a group of the form
wherein:
R7d and R7e are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3alkyl or C1-C3haloalkyl;
R10b and R11b are each independently hydrogen or halogen; and
n2 is 1 or 2.
4. A compound according to claim 3, wherein R4 is hydrogen.
5. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein R6 is a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C1-4 thioalkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, each substituent independently selected from C1-4 alkyl, halogen, C1-4 alkoxy and C1-4 haloalkoxy, and phenyl, which may itself be substituted by 1 to 5 independently selected halogen atoms.
6. A compound according to claim 5, wherein R4 is hydrogen.
7. A method for protecting against phytopathogenic microorganisms, wherein a compound of formula I according to claim 1 or a composition comprising the compound of formula I as active ingredient is applied to the plants, to parts thereof or the locus thereof.
8. A composition for protecting against phytopathogenic microorganisms comprising the compound of formula I according to claim 1 and an inert carrier.
9. A compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein:
R1 is a methyl group;
R2 is a difluoromethyl group;
R3 is hydrogen; and
X is oxygen.
10. A composition for controlling and protecting against phytopathogenic microorganisms comprising the compound of formula I according to claim 9 and an inert carrier.