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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Hiroshi Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kanji Oishi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kanji Oishi, Tokyo, JP;
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a data transmission line and a data transmission line precharge circuit. The data transmission line precharge circuit sets a precharge potential of the data transmission line to a first potential at the time of a first write mode in which data masking is not performed. The data transmission line precharge circuit sets the precharge potential to a potential different from the first potential at the time of a second write mode in which data masking is performed. When data masking is not carried out, precharging to a potential at which data can be written in excellent fashion can be performed. When data masking is carried out, precharging to a potential that inhibits a fluctuation in bit-line potential can be performed.