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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Motoi Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Motoi Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory includes a memory cell having a cell transistor and a selection transistor, a control gate line coupled to a gate electrode of the cell transistor, a selection gate line coupled to a gate electrode of the selection transistor, a selection gate driver configured to apply a voltage to the selection gate line, a switch circuit configured to couple the control gate line to the selection gate line, and a level converting unit coupled to the control gate line and a voltage line and configured to convert a voltage of the control gate line into a voltage of the voltage line.