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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Iwase, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a pre-charge transistor configured to supply a pre-charge voltage to a bit line, a sense amplifier configured to change a logic level of an output signal according to a result of a comparison between a drawing current of a storage element and a reference current, a clamp transistor disposed between the bit line BL and the sense amplifier, and a clamp voltage output transistor, in which a gate of the clamp voltage output transistor is connected to a gate of the clamp transistor, a source of the clamp voltage output transistor is connected to a back gate thereof, the pre-charge voltage is supplied to the source of the clamp voltage output transistor, a drain of the clamp voltage output transistor is connected to the gate thereof, and a ground voltage is supplied to a back gate of the clamp transistor.