Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sub-word-line driving circuit, semiconductor memory device having the same, and method of controlling the same
- Patent Title (中): 子字线驱动电路,具有其的半导体存储器件及其控制方法
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Application No.: US13019858Application Date: 2011-02-02
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Publication No.: US08379477B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Cheol Kim , Sang-Kyun Park , Jung-Bae Lee , Jun-Phyo Lee
- Applicant: Cheol Kim , Sang-Kyun Park , Jung-Bae Lee , Jun-Phyo Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Muir Patent Consulting, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2010-0010518 20100204
- Main IPC: G11C8/10
- IPC: G11C8/10

Abstract:
Provided is a semiconductor memory device including a sub-word-line driving circuit capable of reducing an amount of leakage current due to coupling. The semiconductor memory device includes a word-line enable signal generating circuit and a sub-word-line driving circuit. The sub-word-line driving circuit provides a pull-down current path between a selected word line and ground for a pulse type period of time in a precharge mode following an active mode for the selected word line, generates a word line driving signal on the basis of a main word line driving signal, a first sub-word-line control signal, and a second sub-word-line control signal, and provides the word line driving signal to a memory cell array. The semiconductor memory device may reduce an amount of leakage current flowing to a ground through the sub-word-line driving circuit.
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