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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Tae-sik Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kang-seol Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Tae-Sik Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kang-Seol Lee, Gyeonggi-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
A word line driver, a method for driving the word line driver, and a semiconductor memory device having the word line driver. The word line driver receives a main word line driving signal and a sub word line driving signal, to drive a word line with a word line driving signal, wherein the word line is driven concurrently with an activation of the main word line driving signal. The word line driver can reduce the unnecessary current consumption.