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Ferroelectric random access memory

US7298657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2006
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/84
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A unit cell is composed of a memory cell transistor and a ferroelectric storage element connected in parallel between a source and a drain of the memory cell transistor. A memory cell block is composed of a plurality of unit cells connected in series. One end of the memory cell block is connected to a bit line via a block selecting transistor. The other end of the memory cell block is connected to a plate line. A redundancy unit cell is composed of a redundancy cell transistor and a ferroelectric storage element connected in parallel between a source and a drain of the redundancy cell transistor. A redundancy memory cell block is composed of a plurality of unit cells connected in series, the number of which is smaller than that of the unit cells in the memory cell block.

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