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Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof

US9478261B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2015
Grant dateOct 25, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/3459
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a plurality of page buffers respectively connected to a plurality of bit lines of the memory cell array, and a control logic configured to control the plurality of page buffers to perform an operation on the memory cell array, wherein each of the plurality of page buffers senses a current amount, which varies according to a potential level of a corresponding bit line among the plurality of bit lines, at a sensing node to read data, and a precharge potential level at the sensing node is adjusted according to a temperature.

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