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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Sang-hee Kang, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Hi-hyun Han, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Ho-youb Cho, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Kyoungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device prevents deterioration of refresh operation caused by sensing noise and a driving method thereof. First pull-down and second pull-down voltages which are different from each other are as a pull-down voltage of a bit line sense amplifier. The first and the second pull-down voltages are used in different driving periods to protect data from noises caused by another memory bank. A driving period can be separated into an initial sensing period, wherein large currents are consumed and significant noise is generated, and a subsequent stable period. The driving period can be separated into a pre-precharge period and a post-precharge period.