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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Yuzuru Shibazaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yuzuru Shibazaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to the embodiments, a semiconductor memory device includes serially-connected cell transistors includes respective gate electrodes coupled to respective word lines, a first driver and a second driver which drive the word lines, and a connection module. The connection module electrically couples the first driver commonly to a first subset of the word lines, and electrically couples the second driver commonly to a second subset of the word lines different from the first subset of the word lines. The first and second subsets of the word lines include the same number of word lines.