Semiconductor device and method of controlling said semiconductor device
US7251161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: memory blocks each having groups of memory cells that are connected to word lines; select gates for selecting the groups of memory cells; and an apply circuit that applies, at the time of reading data, a back bias to the select gates of unselected memory blocks.
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