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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Jae-hoon Joo, Yongin, KR;
Jin-seok Lee, Yongin, KR;
Sang-seok Kang, Suwon, KR;
Kyu-chan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Byung-heon Kwak, Suwon, KR;
Byung-chul Kim, Suwon, KR;
Jae-Hoon Joo, Yongin, KR;
Jin-Seok Lee, Yongin, KR;
Sang-Seok Kang, Suwon, KR;
Kyu-Chan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Byung-Heon Kwak, Suwon, KR;
Byung-Chul Kim, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A bit line pre-charge circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a pre-charge circuit connected between a pair of bit lines for pre-charging the pair of bit lines in response to a pre-charge control signal and a pre-charge voltage transmitting circuit for transmitting a pre-charge voltage to the pre-charge circuit in response to the pre-charge control signal. A voltage drop in a pre-charge voltage generation line may be prevented when a short circuit is formed between a word line and a pair of bit lines, and current consumption during a standby operation of the semiconductor memory device may also be reduced, by preventing current from flowing from the pair of bit lines to the pre-charge voltage generation line.