Integrated circuit memory devices having sense amplifier driver circuits therein that improve writing efficiency
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHong-sun Hwang
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHong-sun Hwang
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Integrated circuit memory devices include a sense amplifier which is electrically coupled to a first pair of bit lines (BL and /BL) and is responsive to at least one amplifier enable signal (e.g., AE1, AE2). A preferred driver circuit is also provided. The driver circuit is responsive to a write enable pulse (.phi.WR) and drives the at least one amplifier enable signal to an inactive state (e.g., high impedance state) in response to a leading edge of the write enable pulse and to an active state (Vss or Vcc) in response to a trailing edge of the write enable pulse. The memory device also includes a write enable buffer that generates a write enable pulse in response to a write enable signal. By disposing the sense amplifier in an inactive state early in response to a leading edge of the write enable pulse, improved writing efficiency can be achieved.
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