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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Chika Tanaka, Fujisawa, JP;
Keiji Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshinori Numata, Yokkaichi, JP;
Tsutomu Tezuka, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell, the cell includes a first capacitor which includes first and second electrodes, and a first transistor which includes first and second terminals and a first control terminal, the first terminal being connected to the first electrode, a first conductive line connected to the second terminal, a second conductive line connected to the second electrode, a sense amplifier, a switch element connected between the first conductive line and the sense amplifier, and a controller turning off the switch element in a write operation, applies a first potential to the first conductive line, and sets a potential of the second conductive line according to a value of write data to be written to the cell.