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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:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kouji Inoue, Ikoma, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365203 ; 365204 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array for storing data. The memory cell array includes a plurality of columns of memory cells and a plurality of bit lines connected to the memory cell array for reading out the data. The semiconductor memory device further includes a first precharge operation control circuit for performing a precharge operation with respect to all of the plurality of bit lines immediately after power is turned on.