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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gen Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Furumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a smaller number of elements. A method for reading stored data within the semiconductor memory device suppresses the reduction in the static noise margin accompanying a voltage drop of a power supply voltage, and improves the degree of integration of the circuit.