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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Dian-Sheg Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Jhon Jhy Liaw, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ren-Fen Tsui, Taipei, TW;
Bing-Chian Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells located in a first region of the memory device. The memory cells include a first signal line, a first circuit located in the first region of the memory device, and a plurality of logic circuits located in a second region of the memory device. The second region and the first region have different design rules. The first circuit is configured to be selectively enabled and disabled. When the first circuit is enabled, the first signal line is electrically coupled in parallel with a second signal line.