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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadahiro Omata, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257296 ; 257300 ;
Abstract
A sense amplifier for amplifying the potential difference between paired bit lines has a first transistor having the drain thereof connected to a bit line BL and the gate thereof connected to a bit line /BL, a second transistor having the drain thereof connected to the bit line /BL and the gate thereof connected to the bit line BL, and a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided in association with the first and second transistors, an identical sense amplifier actuating signal being applied to the gates thereof.