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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Byung-gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Beak-hyung Cho, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jun-soo Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang-jin Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byung-gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Beak-hyung Cho, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jun-Soo Bae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang-Jin Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device comprising: a plurality of memory banks, each of which operates independently and includes a plurality of resistance memory cells, each cell including a variable resistive element having a resistance varying depending on stored data; a plurality of global bit lines, each global bit line being shared by the plurality of memory banks; a temperature compensation circuit including one or more reference cells; and a data read circuit which is electrically connected to the plurality of global bit lines and performs a read operation by supplying at least one of the resistance memory cells with a current varying according to resistances of the reference cells.