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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Jung-hwa Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jung-hwa Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device is disclosed having a layout including, alternating pluralities of memory cell arrays and word line driving blocks arranged next to alternating pluralities of sense amplifier blocks and conjunction blocks, such that each sense amplifier block is located lateral to a corresponding memory cell array, and each conjunction block is located lateral to a corresponding word line driving block. Each sense amplifier block alternately includes one of a supply voltage driver and a ground voltage driver.