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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/0416 (2013.01); G11C 16/0433 (2013.01); H03K 3/356104 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to reduce the manufacturing cost, a flash memory includes a memory cell array formed by a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix shape; a plurality of word lines provided in each column of the memory cell array; a first word line driver that outputs a first voltage group to each of the word lines; and a second word line driver that outputs a second voltage group to each of the word lines together with the first word line driver.