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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1994
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device including dynamic memory cells for which refresh operation is required, wherein one fundamental cycle consists of a normal operation for carrying out writing or reading into or from the memory cells and a refresh operation. This semiconductor memory device comprising: a refresh signal generating circuit supplied with a clock signal to generate a refresh signal indicating start of refresh; a count signal generating circuit supplied with the clock signal to generate a count signal required for selection of a memory cell to be refreshed, a refresh counter circuit supplied with the refresh signal and the count signal to select a word line and a bit line to which a memory cell to be refreshed is connected; and a precharge circuit supplied with the refresh signal to carry out precharge of the bit line for refresh.