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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshihiko Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365205 ; 365204 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory has a bit line connected to a plurality of memory cells and a single end type sense amplifier connected to the bit line. The single end type sense amplifier has an invertor whose input node is connected to the bit line, a precharge circuit precharging the bit line in response to a precharge signal, a control signal generator generating a control signal in response to an output signal from the invertor, and a discharge circuit discharging the bit line in response to the control signal.