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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:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Kano, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Matsumiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Takita, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Koga, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Eto, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshikazu Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuhiro Higashiho, Kasugai, JP;
Kuninori Kawabata, Kawasaki, JP;
Ayako Kitamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365203 ; 365210 ; 36523006 ; 3651852 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell connected to a bit line and a word line, a bit line precharge circuit which precharges the bit line to a ground voltage, and a word decoder which sets the word line to a negative voltage when the word line is not selected.