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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;
Chien-Ti Hou, Chiayi, TW;
Wu-Chuan Cheng, Zhubei, TW;
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A memory chip including a memory bank, an address decoder circuit and a control circuit is provided. The memory bank includes a first sub-bank coupled to a first word line and a first access line and a second sub-bank coupled to a second word line and the first access line. The first sub-bank outputs data to the first access line via a first path. The second sub-bank outputs data to the first access line via a second path. The address decoder circuit decodes an external address to generate a row address and a column address. The control circuit controls the first path and the second path according to the row address and the column address. In response to the row address indicating the first word line and the column address indicating the first access line, the control circuit turns on the first path and turns off the second path.