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Semiconductor memory device

US6111802A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/4085
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell connected to a bit line and a word line, a bit line precharge circuit which precharges the bit line to a ground voltage, and a word decoder which sets the word line to a negative voltage when the word line is not selected.

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