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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sunjung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wang Hyun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kwanghyun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seokyong Hong, Seoul, KR;
Seunghoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
JuHwan Jung, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device may include a plurality of banks; and a control unit configured to receive a command from an external device and independently control the plurality of banks according to the received command. Each bank comprises a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; a row decoder configured to activate word lines connected to the plurality of pixels under control of the control unit; a column decoder configured to activate bit lines connected to the plurality of pixels under control of the control unit; a sense amplifier and write driver configured to control and detect respective voltages of the activated bit lines to provide respective amplified voltages; and an input/output buffer configured to output data states of the pixels based on the respective amplified voltages. Related methods of operation are also discussed.