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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yong-cheol Bae, Seoul, KR;
Jung-hwa Lee, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
An input and output line equalizing circuit for connection to a pair of input and output lines of a memory device. The equalizing circuit includes an equalization control circuit providing at an output a precharge signal, and an equalizing unit connected to the input and output lines. The equalizing unit responding to receipt of a precharge signal from the equalization control circuit to maintain the pair of input and output lines at the same voltage level. The equalizing control circuit includes a first transmission gate and a second transmission gate.