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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Han-gyun Jung, Seoul, KR;
Seung-bum Ko, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Han-Gyun Jung, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Bum Ko, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A circuit and a method for controlling a write recovery time (tWR) in a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an automatic precharge write command, and generating a tWR control signal, which is delayed from a point in time when the automatic precharge write command is received to a point in time when a last data segment is written in the semiconductor memory device. Therefore, power consumption and clock noise may be reduced since an operation of a counter in the circuit for controlling the tWR may be minimized after a point in time when the last data is written.