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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Fu-Cheng Tsai, Tainan, TW;
Heng-Yuan Lee, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chih-Sheng Lin, Tainan, TW;
Jian-Wei Su, Hsinchu, TW;
Tuo-Hung Hou, Hsinchu, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A computation operator in memory and an operation method thereof are provided. The computation operator in memory includes a word line calculator, a decision-maker and a sense amplifier. The word line calculator calculates a number of enabled word lines of a memory. The decision-maker generates a plurality of reference signals according to at least one of the number of enabled word lines and a used size of the memory, the reference signals are configured to set a distribution range. The sense amplifier receives a readout signal of the memory, and obtains a computation result by converting the readout signal according to the reference signals.