Patent ID: 7046546

Claim:
A semiconductor memory device comprising: a first write wiring which has a first running portion, a second running portion, a third running portion, a first oblique running portion, and a second oblique running portion, the first running portion running in a first direction, the second running portion running in the first direction, the third running portion running on substantially a same line as the first running portion, the first oblique running portion running in a first oblique direction with respect to the first direction, the second oblique running portion running in a second oblique direction different from the first oblique direction, the first oblique running portion having one end connected to the first running portion and the other end connected to one end of the second running portion, and the second oblique running portion having one end connected to the other end of the second running portion and the other end connected to the third running portion; a second write wiring which has a fourth running portion, a fifth running portion, a sixth running portion, a third oblique running portion, and a fourth oblique running portion, the fourth running portion running in a second direction different from the first direction, the fifth running portion running in the second direction, the sixth running portion running on substantially a same line as the fourth running portion, the third oblique running portion running in a third oblique direction with respect to the second direction, the fourth oblique running portion running in a fourth oblique direction different from the third oblique direction, the third oblique running portion having one end connected to the fourth running portion and the other end connected to one end of the fifth running portion, and the fourth oblique running portion having one end connected to the other end of the fifth running portion and the other end connected to the sixth running portion; and a memory element which is at least partially sandwiched between the first oblique running portion and the third oblique running portion.