IP Library Granted Patent US 7,505,297
Granted Patent B2
US 7,505,297 · App. 11/480,197 · Granted Mar 17, 2009

Semiconductor memory device

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Patent No.
US 7,505,297
App. No.
11/480,197
Granted
Mar 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are semiconductor design technologies, especially a bit line sense amplifier array of a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of unit bit line sense amplifiers, a pull-up power line which is a power line of the plurality of unit bit line sense amplifiers, a single normal driver prepared on one side of the pull-up power line, and a plurality of over drivers arranged at regular intervals and partially connected to the pull-up power line.

Claims (13)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a plurality of unit bit line sense amplifiers;

a pull-up power line and a pull-down power line which are connected to a power line precharge portion arranged in a sub-hall area;

a pull-down driver which is connected to a pull-down power line;

a single normal driver prepared on one side of the pull-up power line; and

a plurality of over drivers arranged at regular intervals and partially connected to the pull-up power line,

wherein the over drivers are driven by an over driving signal, the normal driver is driven by a normal driving signal, and the pull-down driver is driven by a pull-down driving signal,

wherein the normal driver and the pull-down driver are arranged in the sub-hall area, and the over drivers and the unit bit line sense amplifiers are arranged on a bit line sense amplifier array.

2. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the number of over drivers corresponds to that of the unit bit line sense amplifiers.

3. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of over drivers is one of an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor.

4. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 2 , wherein the normal driver is one of an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor.

5. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 3 , wherein if each of the plurality of over drivers is the NMOS transistor, a driving voltage is a boost voltage.

6. The semiconductor memory device as recited in claim 4 , wherein if the normal driver is the NMOS transistor, a driving voltage is a boost voltage.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE IS HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. NOT HYNIX-SEMICONDUCTOR INC. THERE IS NO HYPHEN IN THE NAME. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67328 FRAME 814. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded May 14, 2024
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 067412/0482 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067369/0832 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 6, 2024
From: HYNIX-SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 067328/0814 →