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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Takayuki Toba, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nitta, Yokkaichi, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Toba, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nitta, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a control circuit. The control circuit applies a first voltage to a selected one of a upper interconnections, applies a second voltage to an unselected one of the upper interconnections, applies a third voltage to a first dummy upper interconnection and independently controls the first to third voltages to be set to different values.