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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:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Tsung-Hsien Huang, Hsinchu, TW;

Wei-Jer Hsieh, Hsinchu, TW;

Yu-Hao Hsu, Tainan, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 8/18 (2006.01); G11C 11/412 (2006.01); G11C 11/413 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); H03K 19/017 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/18 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 11/412 (2013.01); G11C 11/413 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01); H03K 19/01742 (2013.01); G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 7/227 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device including a first memory cell, a first tracking cell, a tracking bit line, a second tracking cell and a word line driver. The first memory cell is configured to receive a first word line signal. The first tracking cell is configured to emulate the first memory cell. The tracking bit line is configured to transmit a tracking bit line signal to the first tracking cell. The second tracking cell is configured to adjust the tracking bit line signal according to the first word line signal. The word line driver is configured to adjust the first word line signal according to the tracking bit line signal and a first distance between the second tracking cell and a common node on the tracking bit line.


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