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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Sang-woong Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-jin Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sang-Woong Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-Jin Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor memory cell array includes a plurality of bit-lines, a plurality of word-lines, a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of dummy memory cells, a plurality of dummy bit-lines, and a plurality of dummy word-lines. The dummy bit-lines are in outer regions of the bit-lines. The dummy word-lines are in outer regions of the word-lines. The dummy bit-lines are maintained in a floating state. The dummy word-lines retain a turn-off voltage.