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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Corrado Villa, Sovico, IT;

Shane D. Moser, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/18 (2006.01); G11C 11/22 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/18 (2013.01); G11C 11/2253 (2013.01); G11C 11/2275 (2013.01); G11C 11/4085 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 13/0028 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 2029/1804 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for word line capacitance balancing are described. A memory device may include a set of memory tiles, where one or more memory tiles may be located at a boundary of the set. Each boundary memory tile may have a word line coupled with a driver and a subarray of memory cells, and may also include a load balancing component (e.g., a capacitive component) coupled with the driver. In some examples, the load balancing component may be coupled with an output line of the driver (such as a word line) or an input of the driver (such as a line providing a source signal). The load balancing component may adapt a load output from the driver to the subarray of memory cells such that the load of the memory tile at the boundary may be similar to the load of other memory tiles not at the boundary.


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