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Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device

US5392238A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1994
Grant dateFeb 21, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor nonvolatile memory device according to the invention comprises a first cell block having with a current path and a plurality of memory cells, a second cell block having with a current path and a plurality of memory cells, the current path of the second cell block has an end connected to a corresponding end of the current path of the first cell block, a first line electrically connected to the other end of the current path of the first cell block, and a second line electrically connected to the other end of the current path of the second cell block. The first and second lines are made to operate a bit line and a source line, or vise versa, depending on which one of said cell blocks is selected for data retrieval.

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