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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shang-Chi Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chiting Cheng, Taichung, TW;
Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yangsyu Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Mahmut Sinangil, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 11/4094 (2006.01); G11C 11/412 (2006.01); G11C 11/4074 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 11/4074 (2013.01); G11C 11/4094 (2013.01); G11C 11/412 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit includes a voltage node, a plurality of memory cells, a bit line coupled with the plurality of memory cells, and a switching circuit coupled between the voltage node and the bit line. The switching circuit is configured to couple the voltage node with the bit line responsive to a voltage level on the bit line.