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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Chang Yong Ahn, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jun Ho Cheon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/062 (2013.01); G11C 7/067 (2013.01); G11C 8/10 (2013.01); G11C 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor memory apparatus, including a first mat which includes a first bit line and a first word line and a second mat which includes a second bit line and a second word line, includes a first bit line driving circuit configured to enable the first bit line in response to a first bit line select signal and a first machine bit line select signal; a second bit line driving circuit configured to enable the second bit line in response to a second bit line select signal and a second machine bit line select signal; a column-related decoding circuit configured to selectively enable the first and second bit line select signals in response to a column address; and a state machine configured to selectively enable the first and second machine bit line select signals in response to the column address.


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