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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 8/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/0038 (2013.01); G11C 8/16 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01); G11C 13/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment memory device includes a memory array having a plurality of bit lines, a low-voltage connection path configured to connect, in an operational phase of the device, an access terminal to a selected local bit line of the plurality of bit lines, and a high-voltage connection path configured to connect, in the operational phase of the device, the access terminal to the selected local bit line, in parallel with the low-voltage connection path.