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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Bok-Yeon Won, Namyangju-si, KR;
Hyuck-Joon Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A layout structure of a bit line sense amplifier in a semiconductor memory device includes a first bit line sense amplifier which is connected to a first bit line and a first complementary bit line, and is controlled via a first control line and a second control line. The first control line is connected to a first node of the first bit line sense amplifier and the second control line is connected to a second node of the first bit line sense amplifier, and the first bit line sense amplifier includes at least one pair of transistors configured to share any one of a first active region corresponding to the first node and a second active region corresponding to the second node.