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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Hiroshi Maejima, Milpitas, CA (US);
Makoto Hamada, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hiroshi Maejima, Milpitas, CA (US);
Makoto Hamada, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes memory cells, a source line, a word line, a bit line, and a driver circuit. The memory cells are formed on a semiconductor layer and have a charge accumulation layer and a control gate on the charge accumulation layer. The word line is connected to gate of the memory cell. The bit line is electrically connected to a drain of the memory cell. The source line is electrically connected to a source of the memory cell. The driver circuit varies potential of the semiconductor layer in conjunction with potential of the source line.