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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Applicants:
Suk-soo Pyo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyuntaek Jung, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Suk-soo Pyo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyuntaek Jung, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 8/14 (2006.01); G11C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 5/06 (2013.01); G11C 7/062 (2013.01); G11C 8/14 (2013.01); G11C 11/1659 (2013.01); G11C 11/1675 (2013.01); G11C 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device according to the inventive concepts performs a read operation from a true cell storing data and complementary cell storing complementary data, thereby increasing or maximizing sensing margin. Also, the nonvolatile memory device connects a plurality of true cell/complementary cells to a word line, thereby markedly reducing the size of a memory cell array.