摘要 |
In a precharge operation, when an external supply potential is lower than the lower limit determined by a specification, a VDC circuit in a sense amplifier operating voltage generating circuit supplies to a sense power supply line a potential equal to the external supply potential. When the external supply potential is higher than the lower limit determined by the specification, the VDC circuit supplies a potential equal to the lower limit of the external supply potential. Accordingly, a semiconductor integrated circuit device including this circuitry can achieve power savings without decrease in the sensing operation rate and without supply of charges more than necessary to memory cells.
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