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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Satoru Tanoi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsuhiko Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device that enables a reduction in power consumption and a stable operation, and which can be manufactured easily and with a high level of integration. In an invention exemplifying the present application, a sense circuit constituting a DRAM comprises a bit line pre-charge circuit, a pre-amplifier circuit PSA100 and a main amplifier circuit MSA100. The pre-amplifier circuit is provide with a switch circuit and an amplifier circuit. The switch circuit comprises a switch element provided between input/output terminals and a pre-sense node, and a switch element provided between input/output terminals and another pre-sense node. The amplifier circuit comprises MOS transistors and switch elements.