Ferroelectric memory device

A ferroelectric memory device comprising a pair of bit lines, a first memory cell transistor, and a first ferroelectric capacitor connected to one of the pair of bit lines via the first memory cell transistor so as to form a main body memory cell, wherein after the electric field of the first ferroelectric capacitor is made zero, a predetermined electric field is applied.

A ferroelectric memory device comprising first and second bit lines, a first memory cell transistor, a first ferroelectric capacitor connected to the first bit line via the first memory cell transistor so as to form a main body memory cell, a second memory cell transistor, a second ferroelectric capacitor connected to the second bit line via the second memory cell transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a bit line precharge voltage source and a fifth transistor, wherein the first and second bit lines are connected to the bit line precharge voltage source via the third and fourth transistors of which gate signals are a first controlling signal, and are also connected with equalization via the fifth transistor of which gate signal is a second controlling signal, when the electric fields are made zero via the first and second bit lines after applying an electric field to the first and second ferroelectric capacitors, the first and second bit lines are connected to the bit line precharge power source with the first controlling signal followed by that the first and second bit lines are connected with equalization.

A ferroelectric memory device comprising first and second bit lines, a first memory transistor, a first ferroelectric capacitor connected to the first bit line via the first memory cell transistor so as to form a main body memory cell, a second memory cell transistor, a second ferroelectric capacitor connected to the second bit line via the second memory cell transistor, a bit line precharge voltage source, a circuit to connect the first bit line to the bit line precharge voltage source, and a circuit to connect the second bit line to the bit line precharge voltage source, wherein when the electric fields are made zero via the first and second bit lines after applying an electric field to the first and second ferroelectric capacitors, either of the first and second bit lines which has a logical voltage "L" is brought to the floating state, and after connecting the other bit line which has a logical voltage "H" to the bit line precharge voltage source, the bit line which has the logical voltage "L" is connected to the bit line precharge voltage source.

A ferroelectric memory device comprising first and second bit lines, a first memory cell transistor, a first ferroelectric capacitor connected to the first bit line via the first memory cell transistor so as to form a main body memory cell, a second memory cell transistor, a second ferroelectric capacitor connected to the second bit line via the second memory cell transistor, a first cell plate electrode connected to the first ferroelectric capacitor, and a second cell plate electrode connected to the second ferroelectric capacitor.

A ferroelectric memory device comprising first and second bit lines, a first memory cell transistor, a first ferroelectric capacitor connected to the first bit line via the first memory cell transistor so as to form a main body memory cell, a second memory cell transistor, a second ferroelectric capacitor connected to the second bit line via the second memory cell transistor, a first word line, and a second word line, wherein after the gate of the first memory cell transistor is connected to the first word line, the gate of the second memory cell transistor is connected to the second word line, both the first and second memory cell transistors are turned on, and the first bit line becomes on the L level and the second bit line becomes on the H level, the second memory cell transistor is turned off and then the second bit line changes from the H level to the L level.