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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Natsuo Ajika, Hyogo, JP;
Shoji Shukuri, Hyogo, JP;
Masaaki Mihara, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiki Kawajiri, Hyogo, JP;
Natsuo Ajika, Hyogo, JP;
Shoji Shukuri, Hyogo, JP;
Masaaki Mihara, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiki Kawajiri, Hyogo, JP;
Genusion, Inc., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and more specifically relates to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory with increased program throughput. The present invention provides a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device with a plurality of block source lines corresponding to the memory blocks, arranged in parallel to the word lines, a plurality of global source lines arranged in perpendicular to the block source lines; and a plurality of switches for selectively connecting corresponding ones of the block source lines and the global source lines.