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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jung-Ping Yang, Jui-bei, TW;
Hong-Chen Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Chieh Chiu, Toufen Township, TW;
Chia-En Huang, Xinfeng Township, TW;
Cheng Hung Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory includes a plurality of memory blocks, a plurality of sensing circuits, a plurality of global bit lines, a common pre-charging circuit and a selection circuit. Each global bit line of the plurality of global bit lines is coupled to at least one of the memory blocks by a corresponding sensing circuit of the plurality of sensing circuits. The common pre-charging circuit is configured to individually pre-charge each global bit line of the plurality of global bit lines to a pre-charge voltage. The selection circuit is configured to selectively couple the common pre-charging circuit to a selected global bit line of the plurality of global bit lines.