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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kengo Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Electronics Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method of writing data into a semiconductor memory device including a memory cell to which a power supply potential and a ground potential are provided is disclosed. The method may include generating a negative voltage (GNDL) lower than the ground potential and providing complementary data signals to a bit line pair when writing data to a memory cell wherein the low one of the complementary data signals is essentially the negative voltage. In this way, compensation for a potential increment which may be caused due to a wiring resistance, or the like, of a bit line (BL ) may be provided.