Semiconductor device and method of controlling the same
US7692988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/4096
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device (DRAM) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pairs of digit lines (digit True, Not) connected to a memory cell, a common signal line pair (main I/O True, Not) connected to the plurality of pairs of digit lines in common, a main I/O equalizer performing precharge of the common signal line pair, and a control circuit determining whether the precharge operation is continued irrespective of a signal level of a mask signal input from an outside.
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