FeRAM having adjacent memory cells sharing cell plate and driving method for the same

A FeRAM device, comprising:

• a first ferroelectric capacitor having a first electrode connected to a cell plate, a ferroelectric layer, and a second electrode, a first memory cell and a second memory cell sharing the cell plate, wherein the first memory cell and the second memory cell are commonly coupled to a bit line, and wherein the first memory cell is driven by a first word line and the second memory cell is driven by a second word line;
• a semiconductor substrate;
• a first dummy word line diverged from the first word line;
• a second dummy word line diverged from the second word line;
• a first transistor having a first gate, a first source and a first drain, wherein the first gate electrode of the first transistor is formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the first word line, and wherein the first source and the first drain of the first transistor are respectively connected to the bit line and the second electrode of the first ferroelectric capacitor;
• a second transistor having a second gate electrode, a second source and a second drain, wherein the second gate electrode of the second transistor is formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the second word line, and wherein the second source and the second drain of the second transistor are respectively connected to the second electrode of the first ferroelectric capacitor and the cell plate;
• a third transistor having a third gate electrode, a third source and a third drain, wherein the third gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the second dummy word line;
• and
• a fourth transistor having a fourth gate electrode, a fourth source and a fourth drain, wherein the fourth gate electrode is connected to the first dummy word line.

A method for driving a FeRAM device including a first memory cell and a second memory cell sharing a cell plate line, said first memory cell having a first ferroelectric capacitor and said second memory cell having a second ferroelectric capacitor, of said second ferroelectric capacitor, the first ferroelectric capacitor and the second ferroelectric capacitor each including a first electrode connected to the cell plate, a ferroelectric layer and a second electrode, comprising steps of:

• coupling the first memory cell and the second memory cell to a bit line;
• driving the first memory cell by a first word line and driving the second memory cell by a second word line;
• and
• maintaining an equal voltage of the first electrode of said second ferroelectric capacitor and the second electrode of said second ferroelectric capacitor while the first memory cell is driven.