JP4672673B2 - 半導体装置および半導体装置の制御方法 - Google Patents
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- ワード線に接続されたメモリセルを含むメモリセル群と、
制御ワード線と前記メモリセル群に接続され、前記メモリセル群に対する保護情報を記憶可能な選択ゲートと
前記メモリセルのプログラム時に、前記選択ゲートが保護情報を記憶している場合には前記選択ゲートがオフする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加する電圧供給回路とを含む半導体装置 - 前記半導体装置は更に、前記保護情報を前記選択ゲートに記憶させる制御回路を含む請求項1記載の半導体装置。
- 半導体装置は更に、前記メモリセルの読み出し時に、前記選択ゲートがオンする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加する電圧供給回路を含む請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記選択ゲートがオンする電圧は、前記メモリセルのうち非選択のメモリセルのワード線に印加する電圧と略同一である請求項3記載の半導体装置。
- 前記半導体装置は更に、前記メモリセルのプログラムベリファイ時に、前記選択ゲートが保護情報を保持している場合には前記選択ゲートがオフする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加する電圧供給回路を含む請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記半導体装置は更に、前記メモリセルのプログラムベリファイ時に、ベリファイパスと判定するページバッファを含む請求項5記載の半導体装置。
- 前記半導体装置は更に、前記ビット線に接続されるページバッファと、
前記メモリセルの消去動作時には、前記選択ゲートの読み出し動作を行い、前記ページバッファが該読み出しデータを保護情報であると判定した場合、前記メモリセルの消去を中止する制御回路とを含む請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記制御回路は、コマンド動作により前記メモリセル群と前記選択ゲートを複数含むブロックに対し保護情報を設定する請求項2記載の半導体装置。
- 前記メモリセルは、SONOS型である請求項1から請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記選択ゲートは、SONOS型である請求項1から請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記選択ゲートは、選択ドレインゲートである請求項1から請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- ワード線に接続されたメモリセルを含むメモリセル群および制御ワード線に接続された選択ゲートに、該メモリセル群に対する保護情報を記憶させるステップ、および
前記半導体装置の制御方法は更に、前記メモリセルのプログラム時に、前記選択ゲートが保護情報を記憶している場合には前記選択ゲートがオフする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加するステップ含む半導体装置の制御方法。 - 前記半導体装置の制御方法は更に、前記メモリセルの読み出し時に、前記選択ゲートがオンする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加するステップを含む請求項12記載の半導体装置の制御方法。
- 前記半導体装置の制御方法は更に、前記メモリセルのプログラムベリファイ時に、前記選択ゲートが保護情報を保持している場合には前記選択ゲートがオフする電圧を前記制御ワード線に印加するステップを含む請求項12記載の半導体装置の制御方法。
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