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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36523003 ; 365 63 ; 3652385 ;
Abstract
Word lines are driven by respective word line driving circuits in a row selector. Bank selection line driving circuits for driving respective bank selection lines of memory cell arrays are arranged on one side of the first memory cell array and between the adjacent memory cell arrays. The bank selection line driving circuits corresponding to the respective memory cell arrays are connected in series from a row selector side. The bank selection line driving circuits drive the bank selection lines of the corresponding memory cell arrays respectively.