Patent ID: 9190154
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, comprising: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged therein; a row decoder circuit that selects a word line in the memory cell array, and transfers a voltage to the word line; and a voltage switching circuit that generates an output voltage in response to input of an input voltage, and changes a value of the output voltage depending on a value of a power supply voltage to supply the output voltage to the row decoder, the voltage switching circuit comprising: an n type MOS transistor having a gate connected to a first terminal that outputs the output voltage, a drain connected to a power supply terminal that outputs the power supply voltage, and a source connected to a second terminal; a first p type MOS transistor having a source connected to the second terminal, a drain connected to the first terminal, and a gate provided with a first voltage or a second voltage, a source and a well thereof being short-circuited; and a switching circuit connected between a third terminal that supplies the input voltage and the first terminal and configured to turn on when the output voltage is supplied to the first terminal, a gate electrode of the first p type MOS transistor being configured by semiconductor including p type impurity, and a concentration of p type impurity in a gate electrode of the memory cell being different from a concentration of p type impurity in the gate electrode of the first p type MOS transistor.