Patent ID: 7935999

Claim:
A memory device, comprising: a substantially linear active area comprising a source and at least two drains defining a first axis; at least two substantially parallel word lines defined by a first pitch, at least a portion of a first word line located between a first of the at least two drains and the source, and at least a portion of a second word line located between a second of the at least two drains and the source; and at least two digit lines defined by a second pitch, one of the at least two digit lines being coupled to the source and forming a second axis; wherein an acute angle between the first and second axes is within the range of 10 to 80 degrees, and wherein one of the first and second pitches is greater than two and a half times a minimum resolution (F) of a photolithographic technique used to form the memory device, and the other of the first and second pitches of the memory device is less than two times the minimum resolution.