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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Hosono, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomonori Kurosawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 8/12 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 8/10 (2013.01); G11C 8/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a plurality of memory blocks, and a row decoder including a plurality of decoders including a first decoder and a second decoder, the first decoder being configured to output a first block selection signal for selecting one of the memory blocks and a control signal for causing the second decoder to output a second block selection signal for selecting another one of the memory blocks.