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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Adrian E Ong, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
G-Link Technology, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365 63 ; 365 72 ; 365190 ;
Abstract
A memory device includes a plurality of bit lines, with each bit line serving at least one respective memory cell. A plurality of input/output lines are connected and parallel to the bit lines. The input/output lines allow data to be placed upon or extracted from the bit lines. Because the I/O lines are positioned parallel, rather than perpendicular, to the bit lines, the surface area required to implement the memory device does not increase in proportion to the number of bit lines provided. Accordingly, a relatively wide data path can be implemented on the memory device without significantly increasing the amount of surface area.