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Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same

US6310800A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2000
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B69/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-volatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes, on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix, a plurality of word lines extending in a row direction, a plurality of source lines extending in the row direction, and a plurality of bit lines extending in a column direction, wherein a plurality of memory cells belonging to a certain row are connected to a first source line among the plurality of source lines, a plurality of memory cells belonging to a row adjacent to the certain row are connected to a second source line among the plurality of source lines, and the first source line is electrically independent from the second source line.

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