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Semiconductor memory device

US4616343A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 1985
Grant dateOct 7, 1986
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/4094
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device including a random access memory cell array, a series/parallel data transfer circuit, transfer gate, an active pull-up circuit, and an active pull-down circuit. The transfer gate is inserted between bit lines of the random access memory cell array and the series/parallel data transfer circuit to carry out parallel transfer of data. Output data of the series/parallel data transfer circuit is simultaneously written in a group of memory cells of selected work lines by turning on the transfer gate and selection of a word line. When data of each output of steps of the series/parallel data transfer circuit is logic "1", the active pull-up circuit charges up a selected bit line of the random access memory cell array. When data of each output of steps of the series/parallel data transfer circuit is logic "0", the active pull-down circuit discharges a selected bit line of the random access memory cell array. One or more of the active pull-up and active pull-down circuits is arranged in the semiconductor memory device.

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