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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. 16, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2022
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Dong Hyuk Kim, Icheon-si, KR;

Tae Sung Park, Icheon-si, KR;

Sang Hyun Sung, Icheon-si, KR;

Sung Lae Oh, Icheon-si, KR;

Soo Nam Jung, Icheon-si, KR;

Assignee:

SK HYNIX INC., Icheon-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/0882 (2016.01); G06F 12/0895 (2016.01); G06F 12/123 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0895 (2013.01); G06F 12/0882 (2013.01); G06F 12/125 (2013.01);
Abstract

A unit page buffer block includes first to fourth page buffer pairs. Each of the page buffer pairs includes a common column decoder block; and an upper page buffer stage and a lower page buffer stage electrically and commonly connected to the common column decoder block. Each of the upper page buffer stages includes an upper selection block; an upper latch block; and an upper cache block. Each of the lower page buffer stage includes a lower selection block; a lower latch block; and a lower cache block. Each of the upper selection blocks includes first to fourth sub-selection blocks. Each of the upper and lower latch blocks includes first to twelfth upper sub-latch blocks. Each of the upper and lower cache blocks includes first to twelfth upper sub-cache blocks. Each of the common column decoder block includes first to third sub-common column decoder blocks arranged in a row direction.


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