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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventor:

Nak-Kyu Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/4085 (2013.01); G11C 11/4087 (2013.01); G11C 11/4094 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor memory device may include: a plurality of memory mats; and a plurality of sense amplifier arrays arranged alternately with the memory mats, each sense amplifier array being suitable for sensing and amplifying data of memory mats adjacent thereto, wherein during a data sensing operation to a memory mat among the plurality of memory mats, in addition to a sense amplifier for the memory mat and sense amplifiers positioned immediately above and below the sense amplifier for the memory mat, at least one additional sense amplifier closest to the sense amplifier for the memory mat is also activated for providing additional amplification.


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