APPARATUSES AND METHODS INCLUDING MEMORY WITH TOP AND BOTTOM DATA LINES
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first set of data lines;
a second set of data lines; and
memory cells located in different levels of the apparatus and arranged in memory cell strings between the first and second sets of data lines.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a first set of data lines, a second set of data lines, and memory cells located in different levels of the apparatus. In at least one of such embodiments, the memory cells can be arranged in memory cell strings between the first and second set of data lines. Other embodiments including additional apparatuses and methods are described.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first set of data lines; a second set of data lines; and memory cells located in different levels of the apparatus and arranged in memory cell strings between the first and second sets of data lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a first data line located on a first level of the apparatus; a second data line located on a second level of the apparatus; a first memory cell string coupled to the first data line; a second memory cell string coupled to the second data line; and a module configured to select the first and second memory cell strings in an operation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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memory cells arranged in rows including a first row and a second row, the memory cells including a first memory cell set located in the first row and a second memory cell set located in the second row; a first set of data lines; a second set of data lines; and a module configured to perform at least one of concurrently retrieve information from the first and second memory cell sets through the first and second sets of data lines in a first operation of the apparatus, and concurrently store information into the first and second memory cell sets through the first and second sets of data lines in a second operation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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selecting a first memory cell string associated with a first data line of a device in an operation of the device, the first data line located on a first level of the device; and selecting a second memory cell string associated with a second data line of the device in the operation of the device, the second data line located on a second level of the device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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selecting first memory cell strings associated with a first set of data lines in an operation of a device, the first memory cell strings including a first memory cell set located in a first row of memory cells of the device; selecting second memory cell strings associated with a second set of data lines in the operation of the device, the second memory cell strings including a second memory cell set located in a second row of memory cells of the device; and performing at least one of a first operation and a second operation, wherein performing the first operation includes concurrently storing information into the first and second memory cell sets, and performing the second operation includes concurrently retrieving information from the first and second memory cell sets. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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