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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
United Micro Electronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518511 ; 365 51 ; 365 63 ; 365104 ; 36518901 ;
Abstract
A read only memory cell array and method of operation thereof comprises an array of memory transistor cells, a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, a plurality of select bit lines, a plurality of bank select lines for enabling reading of a selected bank in the array connected to bank select transistors in the bank, a select even line adapted for enabling reading of even cells in a selected bank connected to select even cell transistors in the bank, and a select odd line adapted for enabling reading of odd cells in a selected bank connected to select odd cell transistors in the array.