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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Sumeer Goel, Austin, TX (US);
Prashant Kenkare, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/18 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 7/1048 (2013.01); G11C 7/18 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a global bit line, and a plurality of memory banks. The global bit line may be configured to facilitate a memory access. Each memory bank may include a local keeper-precharge circuit coupled between a power supply and the global bit line, and a control circuit configured to control, at least in part, the local keeper-precharge circuit.