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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Ick Hyun Song, Seoul, KR;
Ki Whan Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin-young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0026 (2013.01); G11C 13/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pre-charge controlling method and device are provided. The pre-charge controlling method includes pre-charging a first global bit line with a first pre-charge voltage by using at least a first pre-charge circuit located between a plurality of sub arrays included in a memory cell array and pre-charging the first global bit line with a second pre-charge voltage by using a second pre-charge circuit located outside the memory cell array.