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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Memory array architecture having sensing circuitry to drive two matrices for higher array efficiency
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Hongmei Wang, Boise, ID (US);
Soichi Sugiura, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4097 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a first matrix comprising a first plurality of digit lines, a second matrix comprising a second plurality of digit lines, a plurality of sense amplifiers, and a plurality of selector circuits. Each selector circuit of the plurality of selector circuits may be configured to selectively couple a respective sense amplifier to either a first digit line of the first plurality of digit lines or a second digit line of the second plurality of digit lines.