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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Hyun Joo Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Hyuck Soo Yoon, Icheon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyun Joo Lee, Icheon-si, KR;
Hyuck Soo Yoon, Icheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 13/0026 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a bit line coupled to a plurality of memory cells, a discharge controller configured to generate a bit line discharge signal to pre-discharge the bit line before the memory cells are activated, and a bit line discharge block coupled to the bit line and configured to discharge the bit line in response to the bit line discharge signal.