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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Jae-hoon Cha, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Ki-chon Park, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-Hoon Cha, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Ki-Chon Park, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Assignee:
Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a semiconductor memory device that can reduce unnecessary current consumption, as banks not accessing data maintain an inactivation state and do not receive an input address. A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of banks grouped into a first group and a second group; and a bank control unit for selecting one of the first group and the second group in response to a bank address to transfer an address to the selected group.