| CPC H10B 12/30 (2023.02) [G11C 8/14 (2013.01); H10B 12/488 (2023.02)] | 15 Claims | 

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               1. A word line structure, comprising: 
            a first word line array, comprising a plurality of first word lines extending in an X direction, the plurality of first word lines having a same length and being aligned and arranged in a Y direction; and 
                a second word line array, comprising a plurality of second word lines extending in the X direction, the plurality of second word lines having a same length and being aligned and arranged in the Y direction, 
                wherein the first word line array and the second word line array are not aligned in the Y direction, and the Y direction is perpendicular to the X direction; and, wherein 
                the plurality of first word lines have first word line contact structures on a positive side of an X-axis, wherein the X direction extends along the X-axis, and the plurality of second word lines have second word line contact structures on a negative side of the X-axis, wherein the X direction extends along the X-axis; or 
                the plurality of first word lines have first word line contact structures on a negative side of the X-axis, wherein the X direction extends along the X-axis, and the plurality of second word lines have second word line contact structures on a positive side of the X-axis, wherein the X direction extends along the X-axis; and 
                the first word line contact structures and the second word line contact structures each have a T-shaped cross-section, the T-shaped cross-section parallel to the X direction and the Y directions, adjacent T-shaped first word line contact structures in the Y direction are arranged in opposite directions, adjacent T-shaped second word line contact structures in the Y direction are arranged in opposite directions. 
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