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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Takashi Sakoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Sakoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a sense amplifier, first and second bit lines connected to the sense amplifier, a first reference cell connected to the first bit line, and a second reference cell connected to the second bit line. A reference potential is simultaneously written to the first and second reference cells. Further, a dummy cell may be provided to be simultaneously, with the reference cell, with the reference potential.