Semiconductor memory device having write column select gate

A semiconductor memory device capable of rewriting a data signal, comprising:

• a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, a plurality of word lines provided to correspond to said plurality of rows, respectively, and a plurality of bit line pairs provided to correspond to said plurality of columns, respectively and divided into groups each consisting of N bit line pairs in advance, where N is an integer not smaller than 2;
• a sense amplifier provided to correspond to each of said bit line pairs, and amplifying a potential difference generated between first and second bit lines included in the corresponding bit line pair;
• a row decoder selecting one of said plurality of word lines in accordance with a row address signal, and activating the respective memory cells corresponding to said word line;
• a column decoder selecting one of a plurality of bit line pair groups in accordance with a column address signal;
• N write data line pairs provided to be common to said plurality of bit line pair groups, and provided to correspond to the N bit line pairs belonging to each bit line pair group, respectively;
• a write circuit provided to correspond to each of said write data line pairs, setting a potential of one of first and second write data lines included in said write data line pair at a first potential and the potential of the other write data line at a second potential in accordance with a write data signal;
• and
• a column select gate connecting the N bit line pairs belonging to the bit line pair group selected by said column decoder to said N write data line pairs, wherein
• said column select gate includes:
• first and second transistors of a first conductive type provided to correspond to each of said bit line pairs, and having first electrodes connected to the first and second bit lines included in the corresponding bit line pair, respectively, and having input electrodes connected to the corresponding first and second write data lines, respectively;
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• a switching circuit provided to correspond to each of said bit line pair groups, and connecting a second electrode of each of the corresponding first and second transistors to a line of said first potential, in response to selection of the corresponding bit line pair group by said column decoder.