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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2003
Toru Tanzawa, Ebina, JP;
Shigeru Atsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Umezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Tadayuki Taura, Zushi, JP;
Hitoshi Shiga, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshinori Takano, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The semiconductor memory comprises a reference current generator, first and second current converters, sense amplifiers for read, and sense amplifiers for verify. The reference current generator generates a first voltage dependent upon the current flowing through a reference cell. The first current converters, to which the first voltage is input, each generate a second voltage. The second current converters, to which the first voltage is input, each generate a third voltage. The sense amplifiers for read output data of a selection memory cell, comparing the voltage of the data-line for read with the second voltage. The sense amplifiers for verify output verify data of the selection memory cell, comparing the voltage of the data-lines for verify and the third voltage.