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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen J. Battersby, Haywards Heath, GB;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/06 ;
Abstract
A memory device includes an array of memory elements overlying a plurality of driver cells. Vias through an insulating layer connect the driver cells to the memory elements. The vias are distributed over the area of the array to connect the individual driver cells to the respective row and and/or column conductors of the memory array.