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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
John Schreck, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/4074 (2006.01); G11C 11/4093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 5/06 (2013.01); G11C 11/4074 (2013.01); G11C 11/4093 (2013.01);
Abstract
Local input/output (LIO) lines may be used for precharging and equalizing the digit lines associated with a sense amplifier. The precharge device and equalization device of the associated sense amplifier may be omitted in some examples. In some examples, an equalization device may short the lines of a LIO line pair together. The LIO line pair may drive one or more pairs of digit lines to a precharge potential. Digit lines may be connected to the LIO line pair and driven to a midpoint potential in some examples.