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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Hidenari Kanehara, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Agata, Osaka, JP;
Norihiko Sumitani, Osaka, JP;
Akira Masuo, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Hidenari Kanehara, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Agata, Osaka, JP;
Norihiko Sumitani, Osaka, JP;
Akira Masuo, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dummy cell array is provided in a memory cell array, and an intermediate buffer is provided between input/output circuits, whereby control signals to the input/output circuits can be operated at high speed and with a high frequency while the area increasing effect is reduced even in a memory with a large bit width.