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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2009
Hong-soo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hwa-kyung Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-chul Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A flash memory device can include a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory blocks, where each of the memory blocks has memory cells arranged at intersections of word lines and bit lines, where ones of the plurality of memory blocks are immediately adjacent to one another and define memory block pairs. The flash memory device can further include a row selection circuit that is configured to drive the word lines responsive to memory operations associated with a memory address, where the row selection circuit can include respective shield lines that are located between the memory blocks included in each pair and each of the memory blocks in the pair has a common source line therebetween.