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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2004
Yukihiro Fujimoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yukihiro Fujimoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device comprising: a memory array including a plurality of memory cells; a plurality of word lines corresponding to the respective memory cells; a pair of local bit lines corresponding to the memory array; a pair of global bit lines corresponding to the pair of local bit lines; a precharge circuit including an output terminal being connected to the pair of local bit lines; a local write amplifier circuit including a data input terminal being connected to the pair of global bit lines and an output terminal being connected to the pair of local bit lines; and a control signal line being connected to an input terminal of the precharge circuit and to a control input terminal of the local write amplifier circuit, wherein the local write amplifier circuit is deactivated by the control signal line when the precharge circuit is activated, and the precharge circuit is deactivated by the control signal line when the local write amplifier circuit is activated.
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