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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Hyun-kook Park, Anyang-si, KR;
Chi-weon Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Yeong-taek Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A resistive memory device includes a column decoder having a first switch unit, including at least one pair of switches arranged in correspondence to each of a plurality of signal lines, and a second switch unit including a pair of switches arranged in correspondence to the at least one pair of switches of the first switch unit. A first pair of switches of the first switch unit includes a first switch and a second switch that are of the same type, and a second pair of switches of the second switch unit includes a third switch and a fourth switch that are connected to the first pair of switches. A selection voltage is provided to the first signal line by passing through the first switch, and an inhibit voltage is provided to the first signal line by selectively passing through the first switch or the second switch.