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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2009
Applicant:
Kouichi Yamada, Gifu, JP;
Inventor:
Kouichi Yamada, Gifu, JP;
Assignees:
Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Gunma, JP;
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01); G11C 17/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory includes conductive layers provided to extend along the word lines, memory cells each including a diode having a cathode connected to the conductive layer and a source line reading data stored in the memory cells, wherein either the conductive layers or the bit lines are in floating states in a standby time.