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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1997
In Sool Chung, Ichon, KR;
Jae Jin Lee, Ichon, KR;
Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., Kyoungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A DRAM with reduced leakage current includes at least two line driving means for transmitting high potential to a line selected by an address signal externally input; a main power line for transmitting a power source voltage externally supplied; secondary power lines for transmitting the power source voltage to the respective line driving means; switching means respectively connected between the main power line and secondary power lines; block selection means for outputting a signal where two block selection addresses are logically combined, to each of the line driving means, in order to select and operate one of the line driving means; and switching control means for outputting a signal which controls each of the switching means through the logical combination of the output signal of the block selection means and a refresh operation mode signal.