A main word line driver to which negative voltage is supplied in a semiconductor
memory device is provided. The main word line driver circuit of a semiconductor
memory device, the circuit which generates main word line signals enabling a plurality
of main word lines, respectively, comprises a voltage supply unit which supplies
a first voltage to a node and then supplies a second voltage higher than the first
voltage; and a plurality of output units which receive the first voltage and second
voltage supplied to the node and generate the respective main word line signals.
In the circuit, the first voltage is a negative voltage and the second voltage
is the ground voltage. Since the main word line driver circuit receives a negative
voltage lower than a ground voltage and the ground voltage, the transition speed
from a low level to a high level of a main word line signal does not decrease even
during a low voltage operation of the main word line driver circuit.