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Patent No.:

US 7170789 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2005
Applicants:

Hiroshi Iwata, Nara-ken, JP;

Yoshifumi Yaoi, Nara-ken, JP;

Akihide Shibata, Nara, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Iwata, Nara-ken, JP;

Yoshifumi Yaoi, Nara-ken, JP;

Akihide Shibata, Nara, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Characteristic fluctuation of a reference cell due to read disturb is prevented. A memory celland a reference cellrespectively have memory function bodies that are formed on both sides of a gate electrode and have a function to retain electric charge or polarization. The memory cellcan store independent information pieces in memory function bodiesandlocated on both sides of the gate electrode and the independent information pieces are read therefrom. On the other hand, in the reference cell, only the information piece stored in a memory function bodylocated on one side of the gate electrode is referred to in a sense amplifier


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Iwata, Hiroshi. (2007). Semiconductor storage device and electronic equipment (U.S. Patent No. 7170789). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7170789

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