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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Sanjeev Kumar Jain, Ontario, CA;

Ali Taghvaei, Ontario, CA;

Atul Katoch, Kanata, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01); G11C 7/24 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/24 (2013.01); G11C 8/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory array having a first port and a second port is disclosed. The memory array includes: a first memory cell, wherein access to the first memory cell through the first port is controlled by a first word line, and access to the first memory cell through the second port is controlled by a second word line; a second memory cell, wherein access to the second memory cell through the first port is controlled by the first word line, and access to the second memory cell through the second port is controlled by the second word line; and a disturb detector, used to generate a disturb detected signal for indicating whether the first memory cell and the second memory cell are accessed at a same time. A memory array having a write assistor is also disclosed.


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