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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Berkin Akin, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Shigeki Tomishima, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 11/4093 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4093 (2013.01); G11C 7/22 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/4094 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) array, which comprises a plurality of bit lines connectable, respectively, to at least two row buffers of the DRAM array. The two row buffers are respectively connectable to data input/output (I/O) lines and are configured to electrically connect the two row buffers to the bit lines and data I/O lines in a mutually exclusive manner.