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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Toshihiko Saito, Atsugi, JP;
Yasuyuki Takahashi, Atsugi, JP;
Toshihiko Saito, Atsugi, JP;
Yasuyuki Takahashi, Atsugi, JP;
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device or a semiconductor device which has high reading accuracy is provided. A bit line, a word line, a memory cell placed in an intersection portion of the bit line and the word line, and a reading circuit electrically connected to the bit line are provided. The memory cell includes a first transistor and an antifuse. The reading circuit includes a pre-charge circuit, a clocked inverter, and a switch. The pre-charge circuit includes a second transistor and a NAND circuit. The semiconductor memory device includes transistor in each of which an oxide semiconductor is used in a channel formation region, as the first transistor and the second transistor.