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Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Tae-Yoon Lee, Buscan, KR;

Myeong-O Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Kyo-Min Sohn, Yongin-si, KR;

Sang-Joon Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01); G11C 11/4094 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device may include a pre-charge control circuit, an active control circuit, and a driver circuit. The pre-charge control circuit may be configured to receive an active command after receiving a pre-charge command for a first bank, determine whether or not a pre-charge operation for the first bank has ended when receiving the active command, and generate an active instruction signal according to a result of the determination. The active control circuit may be configured to generate an active control signal for an active operation according to the active instruction signal. The driver circuit may be configured to control an active operation according to the active control signal.


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