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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoru Hoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Masami Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36523006 ; 365201 ; 371 211 ;
Abstract
A plurality of voltage supply circuits each including an inverter circuit are provided at the final stage of a row decoder. The voltage supply circuits are supplied with voltage Vdd and voltage Vxx. The voltage Vxx is set at a level of Vss in a normal operation mode and at a level higher than that of Vdd in a burn-in test mode. In the latter mode, the voltage Vdd is applied to the voltage supply circuit connected to a selected word line, while the voltage Vxx (higher than Vdd) is applied to the voltage supply circuit connected to a nonselected word line. All word lines are therefore set at a high level and rendered in a selective state.