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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Tecla Ghilardi, Trescore Balneario, IT;
Paolo Tessariol, Montebelluna, IT;
Giorgio Servalli, Ciserano, IT;
Alessandro Grossi, Milan, IT;
Angelo Visconti, Appiano Gentile, IT;
Emilio Camerlenghi, Bergamo, IT;
Tecla Ghilardi, Trescore Balneario, IT;
Paolo Tessariol, Montebelluna, IT;
Giorgio Servalli, Ciserano, IT;
Alessandro Grossi, Milan, IT;
Angelo Visconti, Appiano Gentile, IT;
Emilio Camerlenghi, Bergamo, IT;
Other;
Abstract
A reference cell layout includes a plurality of active areas, in parallel to each other, and a first contact of the active areas, and a first gate, the first contact shorting the active areas. A memory device includes the reference cell layout and a corresponding array of memory cells having active areas sized substantially identical to the active areas of the reference cell layout and plural second contacts respectively contacting the active areas of the memory cells.