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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2000

Filed:

Dec. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Tadato Yamagata, Hyogo, JP;

Makoto Hatakenaka, Hyogo, JP;

Shigeki Tomishima, Hyogo, JP;

Akira Yamazaki, Hyogo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365226 ; 36523006 ;
Abstract

A first internal power supply circuit receiving an external power supply voltage for generating a first internal power supply voltage and a second internal power supply circuit receiving the external power supply voltage for generating a second internal power supply voltage are provided within a DRAM. A sense amplifier operates by the first internal power supply voltage. A write driver and a GIO line precharge circuit operate by the second internal power supply voltage. A peripheral circuit operates by the external power supply voltage. As a result, the sense amplifier and the peripheral circuit will not be affected by the operation of the write driver and the GIO line precharge circuit.


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