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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Jung Kyun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Kyoungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A bitline pull-up circuit for compensating a leakage current, having one pair of bitline pull-up transistors and one bitline equalizing transistor, includes a leakage current sensing part having ends respectively connected to a bitline and the pull-up transistors, a leakage current compensating part having ends respectively connected to the bitline, a leakage current compensation control part connected to the leakage current compensating part and a first power source for controlling power supply to the leakage current compensating part, and a leakage current storing part connected to a control terminal of the leakage current compensating part and a second power source for storing a leakage current from the bitline and controlling the leakage current compensating part according to an amount of a stored leakage current.