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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2006
Naoki Kuroda, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Naoki Kuroda, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device is provided comprising precharge circuits corresponding to global data line pairs, but not a precharge circuit corresponding to a local data line pair. In a command waiting state, data line selection switches are controlled to be in a connected state, so that the local data line pair and the global data line pairs are precharged all together while being connected to each other. In a command executing state, one of the data line selection switches, the one being not required for command execution, is in an open state. Similarly, a semiconductor memory device comprising only a precharge circuit corresponding to a local data line pair can be provided.