Semiconductor device
AssigneeSK hynix Inc.
InventorsHee Youl Lee, Je Bock Chung
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Abstract
A semiconductor device is provided which includes: a first group including a plurality of first memory blocks; a second group including a plurality of second memory blocks; a first common source line connected to the first group; a second common source line connected to the second group; a source line voltage supplying circuit supplying a source line voltage; a first switch controlling a connection between the first common source line and the source line voltage supplying circuit; and a second switch controlling a connection between the second common source line and the source line voltage supplying circuit. When one first memory block among the plurality of first memory blocks of the first group is selected, the first switch may be turned on, and the second switch may be turned off.
Claims14
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first group including a plurality of first memory blocks;
- a second group including a plurality of second memory blocks;
- a first common source line connected to the first group;
- a second common source line connected to the second group;
- a plurality of column lines connected to the first group and the second group;
- a read and write circuit connected to the first group and the second group through the plurality of column lines;
- a source line voltage supplying circuit supplying a source line voltage;
- a first switch controlling a connection between the first common source line and the source line voltage supplying circuit;
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- a second switch controlling a connection between the second common source line and the source line voltage supplying circuit,
- wherein, when one first memory block among the plurality of first memory blocks of the first group is selected, the first switch is turned on, and the second switch is turned off.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- first memory blocks including a plurality of first memory strings, wherein each of the first memory strings includes a first source select transistor, a first drain select transistor, and a plurality of first memory cells;
- second memory blocks including a plurality of second memory strings, wherein each of the second memory strings includes a second source select transistor, a second drain select transistor, and a plurality of second memory cells;
- a first common source line commonly connected to the first memory blocks, wherein the first common source line is connected to the plurality of first memory cells via the first source select transistor;
- a second common source line commonly connected to the second memory blocks, the second common source line being electrically isolated from the first common source line, wherein the second common source line is connected to the plurality of second memory cells via the second source select transistor;
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- a source line voltage supplying circuit supplying a source line voltage,
- wherein, when one first memory block among the first memory blocks is selected, the first common source line is electrically connected to the source line voltage supplying circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.