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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryuichi Matsuo, Hyogo, JP;
Ryuichi Kosugi, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiro Tsuda, Hyogo, JP;
Osamu Ishizaki, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365203 ; 3652335 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes an array of memory cells arranged in rows and columns; a plurality of word lines connected to the rows of the memory cells; a plurality of bit lines connected to the columns of the memory cells; word line selection means; bit line selection means; and equalizing means for equalizing the bit line to a desired voltage level in response to an address signal, and for terminating the equalization in response to change in a signal on a word line according to change in the address signal.