Disclosed herein is a memory device having an increased level of
integration with a simplified method of manufacture. The memory device
includes: a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines each
regularly arranged, and a plurality of unit memory cells each formed at
an intersection between an associated one of the word lines and an
associated one of the bit lines, wherein each unit memory cell includes a
capacitor connected to one of the bit lines and a threshold voltage
switching device comprising two terminals, one terminal being connected
to the capacitor and the other terminal being connected to one of the bit
lines, the threshold voltage switching device being capable of switching
current flow at a specific threshold voltage via a rapid variation in
resistance depending upon a voltage applied through the word line and the
bit line, wherein the capacitor is capable of accumulating electric
charges supplied from the bit line based on a switching operation of the
threshold voltage switching device.