Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 半导体存储器件及其驱动方法
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Application No.: US12005901Application Date: 2007-12-28
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Publication No.: US07663940B2Publication Date: 2010-02-16
- Inventor: Jee-Yul Kim
- Applicant: Jee-Yul Kim
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman
- Priority: KR10-2007-0002067 20070108
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device is capable of reducing the current dissipation in a termination circuit and allowing a voltage level of a GIO line to rapidly reach a voltage level of a termination voltage when a termination operation is performed. The semiconductor memory device includes a global input/output line configured to transport data between a core region and an interface region, a main driving block configure to drive a voltage level of the global input/output line to predetermined termination voltage level in response to a termination enabling signal, and an auxiliary driving block configured to drive the is voltage level of the global input/output line to the predetermined termination voltage level in response to an over-driving signal, wherein the over-driving signal is enabled for a predetermined period of time during an initial period of an enabling interval for the termination enabling signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080165594A1 Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof Public/Granted day:2008-07-10
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