Patent ID: 7095665

Claim:
A sense amplifier driver comprising a first inverter and a second inverter, wherein the first inverter comprises: a first pull-up transistor having a gate for receiving an input signal, a first electrode for receiving a control voltage inversely proportional to the amount of an off-current flowing through at least one transistor in an inactive memory block, and a second electrode connected to an output terminal of the first inverter; and a first pull-down transistor having a gate for receiving the input signal, a first electrode connected to a ground voltage, and a second electrode connected to the output terminal of the first inverter, and the second inverter comprises: a second pull-up transistor having a gate connected to the output terminal of the first inverter, a first electrode connected to a power voltage, and a second electrode connected to an output terminal of the second inverter; a second pull-down transistor having a gate connected to the output terminal of the first inverter, a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to the output terminal of the second inverter; a first transistor having a gate connected to the first electrode of the first pull-up transistor of the first inverter, a first electrode connected to the ground voltage, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the second pull-down transistor; and a capacitor connected between the output terminal of the second inverter and the ground voltage.