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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Jong Doo Joo, Seongnam-si, KR;
Cheol Ha Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-han Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
At least one example embodiment discloses a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first sense amplifier selectively connected between a first bit line and a second bit line, a second sense amplifier selectively connected between the first bit line and the second bit line, a first power supply circuit configured to provide a power supply voltage to the first sense amplifier in response to a first control signal, a second power supply circuit configured to provide a ground voltage to the second sense amplifier in response to a second control signal, and a switching circuit configured to selectively connect the first power supply circuit with the second power supply circuit in response to a third control signal.