Patent ID: 7075824

Claim:
A NAND flash memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells serially connected to form one string, the NAND flash memory device further comprising a memory cell array comprising a plurality of the strings, a drain select line and a source select line for transferring a bias received from a X-decoder to the opposite side of the X-decoder in order to select the strings; first and second butting taps formed on the drain select line and the source select line in which the first and second butting taps are positioned at the end of the drain select line and the source select line neighboring the X-decoder, respectively, and a bias is applied to the drain select line and the source select line through a first transistor; and third and fourth butting taps formed on the drain select line and the source select line in which the third and fourth butting taps are positioned at the end of the drain select line and the source select line on the opposite side of the X-decoder, respectively, and the bias is applied to the drain select line and the source select line through a second transistor.