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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Yue-Der Chih, Hsinchu, TW;

Cheng-Hsiung Kuo, Jhubei, TW;

Gu-Huan Li, Zhubei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory controller has a bit line driver configured to supply a selected bit line voltage to a selected bit line and an unselected bit line voltage to an unselected bit line. The selected bit line is coupled to a selected memory cell, and the unselected bit line is coupled to an unselected memory cell. The memory controller further has a word line driver configured to supply a selected word line voltage to a selected word line and an unselected word line voltage to an unselected word line. The selected word line is coupled to the selected memory cell, and the unselected word line is coupled to the unselected memory cell. The unselected bit line voltage is equal to or higher than a difference between the unselected word line voltage and a threshold voltage of the unselected memory cell.


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