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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1993
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A selection circuit of the present invention comprises a plurality of word lines each of which is coupled to a plurality of memory cells, the word lines including first and second groups of word lines, a first decode line group having a plurality of first decode lines each of which is coupled to the first group of the word lines, a second decode line group having a plurality of second decode lines each of which is coupled to the second group of the word lines, a plurality of address input terminals applied to an address signal, a first input terminal applied to a first signal, a second input terminal applied to a second signal, a first selecting switch coupled to the first and second decode line groups and the address input terminals for selecting one of the decode lines in response to the address signal, a second selecting switch coupled to the first decode line group and the first input terminal for selecting the first decode lines in response to the first signal and a third selecting switch coupled to the second decode line group and the second input terminal for selecting the second decode lines in response to the second signal.