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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruhiko Terada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yotaro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of first selection lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of second selection lines extending in a second direction, and a plurality of memory cells each provided between the plurality of first selection lines and the plurality of second selection lines; a voltage generator that is configured to generate a selection voltage to be applied to one of the plurality of first selection lines; and a decoder section that includes a plurality of selection transistors and a gate driving section, and selects one of the plurality of first selection lines and applies the selection voltage to the selected first selection line, the plurality of selection transistors each provided in a plurality of selection paths coupling the plurality of first selection lines and the voltage generator, the gate driving section that drives gates of the plurality of transistors and is configured to apply a first driving voltage to the gates of the plurality of transistors, the first driving voltage being a positive voltage exceeding a withstand voltage of the plurality of selection transistors.