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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Young-sun Min, Seoul, KR;
Kyu-chan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chul-woo Yi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong-hyun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Sun Min, Seoul, KR;
Kyu-Chan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chul-Woo Yi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong-Hyun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A layout structure of bit line sense amplifiers for use in a semiconductor memory device includes first and second bit line sense amplifiers arranged to share and be electrically controlled by a first column selection line signal, and each including a plurality of transistors. In this layout structure, each of the plurality of transistors forming the first bit line sense amplifier is arranged so as not to share an active region with any transistors forming the second bit line sense amplifier.