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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sang-joon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Ho-cheol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device having reduced sensing noise and sensing current by reducing the number of cells activated by a word line is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, which is segmented into a plurality of memory cell groups in a column direction, and a plurality of sub-word line drivers for selectively activating the sub-word line of a corresponding memory cell group in response to a group selection signal. The semiconductor memory device prevents sensing operation from occurring in a memory cell group which is not selected, while sensing operation is performed in a memory cell group which is selected by the group selection signal.