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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Markert, Augsburg, DE;
Musa Saglam, Munchen, DE;
Sabine Schoniger, Munchen, DE;
Peter Schrogmeier, Munchen, DE;
Stefan Dietrich, Turkenfeld, DE;
Thomas Hein, Munchen, DE;
Thilo Marx, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365190 ; 365149 ; 365207 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor memory, bit lines are disposed in such a way that in each case two inverted and two non-inverted bit lines lie next to one another. Adjacent switching transistors for connecting the bit lines to an inverted or a non-inverted collective line are connected to the corresponding collective line by a common contact. An advantage in terms of area is afforded by the fact that the two switching transistors have a common doping region.