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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Yasunori Koide, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventor:
Yasunori Koide, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ferroelectric memory device includes: a memory cell having a transistor and a ferroelectric capacitor connected in series between a bit line and a plate line, and a connecting section below the ferroelectric capacitor; a dummy cell having a transistor, a ferroelectric capacitor and a connecting section, wherein the dummy cell has an electrically disconnected section among the bit line, the transistor, the ferroelectric capacitor, the connecting section and the plate line.