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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/600 ;
Abstract
In the non-volatile semiconductor memory device, for a current mirror for reading out data of a memory cell, a diode-connected transistor and a cut transistor are provided. The diode-connected transistor makes a precharged voltage level lower than a power supply voltage level. The cut transistor reduces current consumption.