Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same
- Patent Title (中): 半导体存储器件及其驱动方法
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Application No.: US13236965Application Date: 2011-09-20
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Publication No.: US08837202B2Publication Date: 2014-09-16
- Inventor: Yasuhiko Takemura
- Applicant: Yasuhiko Takemura
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: JP2010-218567 20100929; JP2010-239525 20101026; JP2010-253556 20101112
- Main IPC: G11C11/24
- IPC: G11C11/24

Abstract:
In a conventional DRAM, when the capacitance of a capacitor is reduced, an error of reading data easily occurs. A plurality of cells are connected to one bit line MBL_m. Each cell includes a sub bit line SBL_n_m and 4 to 64 memory cells (a memory cell CL_n_m—1 or the like). Further, each cell includes selection transistors STr1—n—m and STr2—n—m and an amplifier circuit AMP_n_m that is a complementary inverter or the like is connected to the selection transistor STr2—n—m. Since parasitic capacitance of the sub bit line SBL_n_m is sufficiently small, potential change due to electric charge in a capacitor of each memory cell can be amplified by the amplifier circuit AMP_n_m without an error, and can be output to the bit line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120075917A1 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2012-03-29
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