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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Joon-yong Choi, Seoul, KR;
Byung-gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Joon-Yong Choi, Seoul, KR;
Byung-Gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory using a resistance material includes first and second memory-cell blocks having different block address information and each including a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells; a global bitline common to the first and second memory-cell blocks; first and second local bitlines corresponding to the first and second memory-cell blocks, respectively, and coupled to each other; and a common bitline selection circuit interposed between the first and second memory-cell blocks and coupled between the first and second local bitlines and the global bitline.