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Dynamic type semiconductor memory device

US6108264A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/406
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ordinary read/write operation (normal operation) and a refresh operation are separated from one another and the number of read amplification circuits or, in other words, the number of sense amplifiers operating during the normal operation is made smaller than that during the refresh operation. Accordingly, a bit line charge/discharge current during the normal operation can be reduced.

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