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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:
Oct. 06, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:

Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, Shanghai, CN;

Inventor:

Guangjun Yang, Shanghai, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory array device is disclosed, which includes a plurality of memory array rows, each memory array row including a plurality of subsidiary memory arrays and a switch arranged between every adjacent two subsidiary memory arrays; wherein each subsidiary memory array includes: a memory unit for storing a data; a programming indication bit arranged prior to the memory unit for indicating whether the subsidiary memory array has been programmed; and an inversion indication bit arranged subsequent to the memory unit for indicating whether a data had been inverted before being written in the memory unit of the subsidiary memory array. A method for reducing a read current of a memory array device is also disclosed.


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