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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Ji-Yu Hung, Toufen, TW;
E-Yuan Chang, Chiayi, TW;
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Systems, methods, circuits, and apparatus for managing page buffer circuits in memory devices are provided. In one aspect, a memory device includes a memory cell array, a page buffer circuit including a plurality of page buffers, and a cache data latch (CDL) circuit including a plurality of caches coupled to the plurality of page buffers through a plurality of data bus sections. The plurality of data bus sections are configured to be conductively connected together as a data bus for data transfer. Each data bus section corresponds to a page buffer in the page buffer circuit and is configured to conductively separate from at least one adjacent data bus section for data sensing in the memory cell array.