Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switches to reduce routing rails of memory system
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Application No.: US17460215Application Date: 2021-08-28
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Publication No.: US11756591B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Meng-Sheng Chang , Chia-En Huang , Yi-Ching Liu , Yih Wang
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
- Main IPC: G11C5/06
- IPC: G11C5/06

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are related to a memory array including a set of memory cells and a set of switches to configure the set of memory cells. In one aspect, each switch is connected between a corresponding local line and a corresponding subset of memory cells. The local clines may be connected to a global line. Local lines may be metal rails, for example, local bit lines or local select lines. A global line may be a metal rail, for example, a global bit line or a global select line. A switch may be enabled or disabled to electrically couple a controller to a selected subset of memory cells through the global line. Accordingly, the set of memory cells can be configured through the global line rather than a number of metal rails to achieve area efficiency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230066081A1 SWITCHES TO REDUCE ROUTING RAILS OF MEMORY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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