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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Hideaki Yamauchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Daichi Kaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiko Hojo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a memory cell is configured using a field effect transistor and includes n anti-fuse elements, one ends of which are connected in common. A program voltage selection circuit selects, out of the n anti-fuse elements, an anti-fuse element to which a program voltage is applied. A sense amplifier is provided for the each memory cell and determines, based on data stored in the n anti-fuse elements, three or more values of readout levels.