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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Norihiro Fujita, Fujisawa, JP;
Masami Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In an enabling high-speed operation memory cell chip, its cell array is divided, for example, into 4 cell blocks, the first two being arranged side by side, while the second two being arranged side by side under the first two. The row decoder groups are each arranged between the cell blocks provided in row direction. The column decoder groups and the sense amplifier groups are respectively arranged between the cell blocks provided in column direction. Further, the peripheral circuit area is provided between the cell blocks provided in column direction so that the predecoder groups, address input circuit groups and data input/output circuit groups are arranged in line therein.