Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

US8941241B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941241-B2
Application numberUS-201213585240-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 14, 2012
Priority dateSep 6, 2011
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A semiconductor device includes at least 4 conductive line groups arranged in parallel over one memory cell block and each configured to include conductive lines. First contact pads may be coupled to the respective ends of the conductive lines of two of the 4 conductive line groups in a first direction, and second contact pads may be coupled to the respective ends of the conductive lines of the remaining 2 of the 4 conductive line groups in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

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What is claimed: 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: first to fourth conductive line groups arranged in parallel over one memory cell block and each configured to include conductive lines; first contact pads coupled to respective ends of the conductive lines of the first and third conductive line groups in a first direction; and second contact pads coupled to respective ends of the conductive lines of the second and fourth conductive line groups in a second direction opposi…

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What does patent US8941241B2 cover?
A semiconductor device includes at least 4 conductive line groups arranged in parallel over one memory cell block and each configured to include conductive lines. First contact pads may be coupled to the respective ends of the conductive lines of two of the 4 conductive line groups in a first direction, and second contact pads may be coupled to the respective ends of the conductive lines of the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Eom Dae Sung, Sk Hynix Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P76/4085. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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