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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:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Naoki Ueda, Nara, JP;
Nobuhiko Ito, Tenri, JP;
Yoshimitsu Yamauchi, Nabari, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device comprises: a plurality of memory elements; at least one bit line, wherein a memory operation is performed via at least a portion of the bit line with respect to at least one of the plurality of memory elements; and a load resistance regulating circuit for changing a resistance value to reduce or eliminate a difference in bit line load resistance depending on a position of the memory element.