Invention Grant
US08570826B2 Memory device having data paths facilitating array/contact consolidation and/or swapping
有权
具有便于阵列/接触合并和/或交换的数据路径的存储器件
- Patent Title: Memory device having data paths facilitating array/contact consolidation and/or swapping
- Patent Title (中): 具有便于阵列/接触合并和/或交换的数据路径的存储器件
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Application No.: US13672018Application Date: 2012-11-08
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Publication No.: US08570826B2Publication Date: 2013-10-29
- Inventor: Parthasarathy Gajapathy
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G11C8/00
- IPC: G11C8/00

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those involving array/port consolidation and/or swapping. One such apparatus includes a plurality of port pads including a plurality of contacts; a plurality of memory arrays; and a plurality of master data lines. Each of the master data lines extends in a space between one of the port pads and a respective one of the memory arrays. Each of the master data lines is electrically connectable to the contacts of a respective one of the port pads. The apparatus further includes a plurality of local data lines, each of which extends over a respective one of the memory arrays. Each of the local data lines is electrically connectable to a respective one of the master data lines. At least one of the local data lines extends over at least two of the memory arrays. This configuration allows memory array consolidation and/or swapping without increasing die space for additional routing and adversely affecting performance of the apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130070509A1 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING DATA PATHS Public/Granted day:2013-03-21
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