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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yeonsu Jang, Seoul, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An input circuit may include: an internal bias generation unit suitable for generating first and second bias voltages in response to a first enable signal; a buffer control unit suitable for comparing a reference voltage to the first and second bias voltages, and generating a plurality of buffer control signals based upon the comparison of the reference voltage with the first and second bias voltages; and a buffer unit including a plurality of buffers, wherein a buffer is driven to receive the reference voltage and an external input signal, and generates an internal signal, in response to an activated buffer control signal among the plurality of buffer control signals.