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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Yun-sang Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Jung-bae Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Yun-sang Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Jung-bae Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method and circuit are provided for driving a word line. The word line driving circuit includes first and second power drivers, a switching unit and a word line driver. The first power driver is driven to a boosting voltage level and the second power driver is driven to an internal power voltage level. The switching unit transfers a first output of the first power driver to the word line driver in response to a first switching signal and transfers a second output of the second power driver to the word line driver in response to a second switching signal. The word line driver alternately drives a word line to the first output and the second output transferred from the switching unit in response to a word line driving signal.