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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Masahiro Yoshihara, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Yoshihara, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/1078 (2013.01); G11C 7/1087 (2013.01); G11C 7/1051 (2013.01); G11C 7/106 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, the semiconductor memory includes a memory cell array which includes memory cells to store data, a buffer circuit which includes latches, each of the latches including transistors as control elements and a flip-flop, and a control circuit which turns off the transistors to deactivate one or more of the latches.