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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2014
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-Ho Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An amplifying circuit includes a first sense amplifying unit suitable for sensing and amplifying data on input/output lines, a second sense amplifying unit suitable for sensing and amplifying the data on the input/output lines or an output signal of the first sense amplifying unit, and a control unit suitable for activating the first sense amplifying unit during an initial operation period of an active operation and inactivating the first sense amplifying unit after the initial operation period, wherein the second sense amplifying unit performs a sensing and amplifying operation, based on the output signal of the first sense amplifying unit during the initial operation period, and based on the data on the input/output lines after the initial operation period.