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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Hung Lee, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chi-Ting Cheng, Taichung, TW;
Hung-Jen Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Jhon-Jhy Liaw, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yen-Huei Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A device disclosed includes first and second rows of memory cells, a first data line, and a first continuous data line. The first and second rows of memory cells are arranged in a first sub-bank and a second sub-bank, separated from the first sub-bank, respectively. The first data line is arranged across the first sub-bank and coupled to a first memory cell in the first row of memory cells. The first continuous data line includes a first portion arranged across the first sub-bank and a second portion arranged across the second sub-bank. The first continuous data line is coupled to a second memory cell in the second row of memory cells. The first portion of the first continuous data line is disposed in a first metal layer. The first data line and the second portion of the first continuous data line are in a second metal layer.