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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Yoshihito Morishita, Shibuya-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4096 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); G11C 11/4093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/52 (2013.01); G11C 11/4093 (2013.01); G11C 11/4096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a memory cell array; a data input/output terminal; a read data path and a write data path coupled in parallel between the memory cell array and the data input/output terminal, wherein the read data path includes a pre-driver and an output driver coupled in series, and wherein the write data path includes an input receiver and a latch circuit coupled in series; and a test path configured to provide a shortcut between the pre-driver in the read data path and the latch circuit in the write data path.