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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Keizo Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Shoichiro Kawashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Keizo Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Shoichiro Kawashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory cell having a capacitor for accumulating electric charges in accordance with the logic of data, a bit line connected to the memory cell, a charge transfer circuit for transferring the electric charges in the bit line to an output node, a dummy memory cell connected to the bit line, and a control circuit for controlling the charge transfer ability of the charge transfer circuit in accordance with the change in the voltage of the bit line.