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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2023
Applicant:

Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Po-Hao Tseng, Taichung, TW;

Tian-Cih Bo, Hsinchu County, TW;

Feng-Min Lee, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory device and an in-memory search method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a first memory cell block, a second memory cell block, at least one search memory cell pair, and a sense amplifier. The search memory cell pair includes a first search memory cell and a second search memory cell. The first search memory cell and the second search memory cell are respectively disposed in the first memory cell block and the second memory cell block. The first search memory cell and the second search memory cell respectively receive a first search voltage and a second search voltage. The first search voltage and the second search voltage are generated according to searched data. The sense amplifier generates a search result according to signals on a first bit line and a second bit line.


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