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Nonvolatile storage device and method of manufacturing the same, and storage device and method of manufacturing the same

US7486553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2006
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B69/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile storage device includes a plurality of bit lines 21 arranged in a column direction on a substrate; a plurality of word lines 35 arranged in a row direction on the substrate; a memory cell array 20 having a plurality of memory cells 31, where a store state of each of the memory cells 31 changes according to an electric signal relatively applied to the word line 35 and the bit line 21; a word line selection unit having a needle 51 relatively movable with respect to the substrate which comes into contact with one word line 35, setting the word line 35 in contact with the needle 51 to a selection state; and a sense amplifier 48 detecting through the bit line an electrical signal exhibiting the store state of the memory cell 31 to be connected to the word line.

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