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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Yoshihisa Sugiura, Kamakura, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihisa Sugiura, Kamakura, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device is disclosed, which includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a built-in self-test circuit which writes test pattern data including binary 0 and binary 1 in the memory cells in units of a page to perform a test for the memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers which hold a plurality of data read from the memory cells in units of a page, and a detection circuit which collectively detects the plurality of data held by the sense amplifiers and outputs a detection result to the built-in self-test circuit.