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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jong-Hoon Oh, Fremont, CA (US);
Joon-Ho Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Jinyong Chung, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hyndai Electronics America, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36523006 ; 365 72 ; 365 63 ;
Abstract
A hierarchical word line driving structure is disclosed that uses a single global word line and low power sub-word line driver circuits that are relatively small in size. Higher density memory cell arrays are made possible by inverting the signal on a global word line inside each sub-word line driver circuit.