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Ferroelectric storage device

US6801447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 2002
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To provide a ferroelectric storage device which can read all the quantities of charge (polarization quantity: 2Pr) accumulated in a ferroelectric during a writing operation. In the present invention, a bit line is recharged, a charge quantity required for recharging is detected, and the quantity is read on a sub bit line, thereby achieving a stable reading operation.

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