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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Tomohiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomohiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
PS4 Luxco S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 5/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes first and second bit lines, and a transistor coupled between the first and second bit lines. The semiconductor device further includes a substrate bias control circuit that supplies one of a first substrate bias voltage and a second substrate bias voltage to the transistor. By controlling the substrate bias voltage of the transistor, high-speed equalization is performed, and an increase in leak current at times of standby and activation is prevented.