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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:

Byung-gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;

Du-eung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Inventors:

Byung-Gil Choi, Yongin-si, KR;

Du-Eung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A nonvolatile memory device using variable resistive element with reduced layout size and improved performance is provided. The nonvolatile memory device comprising: a main word line; multiple sub-word lines, wherein each of the sub-word line is connected to multiple nonvolatile memory cells; and a section word line driver which controls voltage level of the multiple sub-word lines, wherein the section word line driver includes multiple pull-down elements which are connected to each of the multiple sub-word lines and a common node and a selection element which is connected to the common node and the main word line.


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