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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Pramod Kolar, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen Edward Liles, Apex, NC (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Memory systems having flying bitlines for improved burst mode read operations and related methods are provided. A memory system comprises a memory array including a first set of memory cells coupled to a first inner wordline and a second set of memory cells coupled to a first outer wordline. The memory system includes a control unit configured to generate control signals for simultaneously: asserting a first wordline signal on the first inner wordline coupled to each of a plurality of inner bitlines, and asserting a second wordline signal on the first outer wordline coupled to each of a plurality of outer bitlines, where each of the plurality of outer bitlines includes a first portion configured to fly over or fly under a corresponding inner bitline, and outputting data from each of the first set of memory cells and the second set of memory cells as part of a burst.