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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Kwang-seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Kwang-Seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of cell mats each having a plurality of cells, a plurality of sense amplifier arrays, each having a plurality of sense amplifiers for sensing the cells in response to a power terminal driving signal and a ground terminal driving signal, and a sense amplifier activation control unit that adjusts a timing, at which the sense amplifier arrays are activated, in response to a refresh signal.