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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Hiroyuki Sugamoto, Kasugai, JP;
Takaaki Furuyama, Kasugai, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory, such as an SDRAM, includes a data bus pair, a first reset circuit, a second reset circuit and a control circuit. The first reset circuit is connected between the buses of the data bus pair and resets the buses at a first potential. The second reset circuit is also connected between the data buses and resets the buses at a second potential. The control circuit is connected to the first and second reset circuits and activates the first reset circuit and deactivates the second reset circuit prior to a write operation. The control circuit further deactivates the first reset circuit and activates the second reset circuit prior to a read operation.