Programmable read-only memory device

Claim 2

A programmable read-only memory device operatively connected to receive a word line selecting address signal, comprising: word lines; bit lines intersecting said word lines; memory cells operatively connected at the intersections of said word lines and said bit lines, the writing of information into one of said memory cells being effected by selecting corresponding ones of said word lines and bit lines connected to said one of said memory cells into which information is to be written by rendering the potential of said corresponding one of said word lines low, and by applying a write-in current to said corresponding one of said bit lines; and a pull-up circuit, operatively connected to said word lines and operatively connected to receive the word line selecting address signal, for pulling up the potential of nonselected word lines, and applying a high voltage to every other one of said non-selected word lines, said high voltage being equal to or higher than the voltage applied to a selected bit line when a write-in operation is effected.

Claim 3

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 1, wherein said pull-up circuit for non-selected word lines is activated only by a signal generated by one bit of the word line-selecting address signal.

Claim 4

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 2, wherein the signal generated by one bit of the word line selecting address is the least significant bit of said word line-selecting address signal.

Claim 5

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 1, wherein the high voltage supplied by said pull-up circuit for said non-selected word lines is applied to all of said non-selected word lines.

Claim 6

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 1, wherein said pull-up circuit for said non-selected word lines comprises: address inverters, operatively connected to receive the word line selecting address signal, for providing output signals; and a switching circuit, operatively connected to said address inverters, controlled by the output signals from said address inverters.

Claim 7

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 5, further comprising word line address inverters operatively connected to said word lines, wherein said address inverters receive the word line address signal through said word line address inverters for word line selection.

Claim 8

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 1, wherein each of said memory cells is a junction-shorting-type memory cell.

Claim 9

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 1, wherein each of said memory cells is a fuse-blown-type memory cell.

Claim 10

A programmable read-only memory device, operatively connected to receive a word line selecting address signal including word lines, bit lines intersecting the word lines, and memory cells operatively connected at the intersections of word lines and bit lines, comprising: a pull-up circuit, operatively connected to the word lines, for pulling up the potential of non-selected word lines to a high voltage level higher than the voltage level of selected word lines, comprising: a first pull-up unit for pulling up the potentials of odd numbered non-selected word lines; and a second pull-up unit, operatively connected to said first pull-up unit, for pulling up the potentials of even numbered non-selected word lines.

Claim 11

A programmable read-only memory device, operatively connected to receive a word line selecting address signal including word lines, bit lines intersecting the word lines, and memory cells operatively connected at the intersections of word lines and bit lines, comprising: a pull-up circuit, operatively connected to the word lines, for pulling up the potential of non-selected word lines to a high voltage level higher than the voltage level of selected word lines, comprising: a first pull-up unit for pulling up the potentials of odd numbered non-selected word lines; and a second pull-up unit, operatively connected to said first pull-up unit, for pulling up the potentials of even numbered non-selected word lines.

Claim 12

A programmable read-only memory device operatively connected to receive a word line selecting address signal, comprising: word lines; bit lines intersecting said word lines; memory cells operatively connected at the intersections of said word lines and said bit lines, the writing of information into one of said memory cells being effected by selecting corresponding ones of said word lines and bit lines connected to said one of said memory cells into which information is to be written by rendering the potential of said corresponding one of said word lines low, and by applying a write-in current to said corresponding one of said bit lines; and a pull-up circuit, operatively connected to said word lines and operatively connected to receive the word line selecting address signal, for pulling up the potential of non-selected word lines and applying a high voltage to said non-selected word lines, said high voltage being equal to or higher than the voltage applied to a selected bit line when a write-in operation is effected, said pull-up circuit for non-selected word lines being activated only by a signal generated by one bit of the word line selecting address signal and said word lines are disposed so that the high voltage supplied by said pull-up circuit for non-selected word lines is applied to every other word line.

Claim 13

A programmable read-only memory device operatively connected to receive a word line selecting address signal, comprising: word lines; bit lines intersecting said word lines; memory cells operatively connected at the intersections of said word lines and said bit lines, the writing of information into one of said memory cells being effected by selecting corresponding ones of said word lines and bit lines connected to said one of said memory cells into which information is to be written by rendering the potential of said corresponding one of said word lines low, and by applying a write-in current to said corresponding one of said bit lines; and a pull-up circuit, operatively connected to said word lines and operatively connected to receive the word line selecting address signal, for pulling up the potential of non-selected word lines and applying a high voltage to said non-selected word lines, said high voltage being equal to or higher than the voltage applied to a selected bit line when a write-in operation is effected, said pull-up circuit for non-selected word lines being activated only by a signal generated by one bit of the word line selecting address signal and said word lines are disposed so that the high voltage supplied by said pull-up circuit for non-selected word lines is applied to every other word line.

Claim 14

A programmable read-only memory device according to claim 10, wherein the signal generated by one bit of the word line selecting address is the least significant bit of said word line selecting address signal.