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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, Nanjing, CN;
Luping Kong, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Cheng Chen, Hisnchu, TW;
Ching-Wei Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Jun Xie, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED, Nanjing, CN;
Abstract
A memory device includes: a first array of memory cells; a second array of tracking cells, the second array being configured to emulate the first array; a first word line coupled to corresponding ones of the memory cells in a corresponding one of rows of the first array and to the tracking cells; a second word line configured to emulate the first word line; a first adjust circuit coupled to the first word line; a second adjust circuit coupled to the second word line; and an adjust-timing circuit coupled to the second adjust circuit.