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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventor:

Kenichi Watanabe, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4093 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01); H03K 19/094 (2006.01); H03M 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4093 (2013.01); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01); H03K 19/09429 (2013.01); H03M 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes an output signal line, and first and second tristate buffer circuits each having an output node connected to the output signal line in common. The output signal line includes a first section having first and second connection points, a second section having third and fourth connection points, a third section connected between the first and third connection points, and a fourth section connected between second and fourth connection points. At least a part of the first section of the output signal line is located on the first tristate buffer circuit, and at least a part of the second section of the output signal line is located on the second tristate buffer circuit.


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