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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Wei Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jean Yang, Glendale, CA (US);
Mark Randolph, San Jose, CA (US);
Ming Kwan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yi He, Fremont, CA (US);
Zhizheng Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Meng Ding, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jean Yang, Glendale, CA (US);
Mark Randolph, San Jose, CA (US);
Ming Kwan, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yi He, Fremont, CA (US);
Zhizheng Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Meng Ding, San Jose, CA (US);
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a memory cell formed on the substrate. The memory cell includes a word line. The semiconductor device also includes a protection area formed in the substrate, a conductive structure configured to extend the word line to the protection area, and a contact configured to short the word line and the protection area.