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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Piecemakers Technology, Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Gyh-Bin Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ming-Hung Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Tah-Kang Joseph Ting, Hsinchu County, TW;
Piecemakers Technology, Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An apparatus for enhancing prefetch access in a memory module may include a memory chip. The memory chip includes a memory cell array, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines, a plurality of BLSAs, and a plurality of main data lines. The memory cell array may be arranged to store data, and the plurality of bit lines and the plurality of word lines may be arranged to perform access control of the memory cell array. The plurality of BLSAs may sense a plurality of bit-line signals restored from the plurality of memory cells and convert the plurality of bit-line signals into a plurality of amplified signals, respectively. The main data lines may directly output the amplified signals, through selection of CSLs of the BLSAs on the memory chip, to a secondary semiconductor chip, for performing further processing of the memory module, thereby enhancing the prefetch access.