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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Marr, Boise, ID (US);
James E. Davis, Meridian, ID (US);
Chiara Cerafogli, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/22 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A discharge circuit includes a transistor and a metal resistor connected to the transistor. The transistor includes a plurality of unit cells. The metal resistor includes a plurality of resistor portions corresponding to the plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells has a footprint and a corresponding resistor portion of the plurality of resistor portions is arranged within the footprint.