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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Minoru Yamagami, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Nagamine, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Yamagami, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Nagamine, Tokyo, JP;
PS4 Luxco S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device that includes: first and second memory mats each including a plurality of bit lines; a sense area arranged between the first and second memory mats; a column selection line provided on the first memory mat; and a compensation capacitance provided on the second memory mat. The sense area includes a plurality of sense amplifiers. Each of the sense amplifiers is connected to an associated one or ones of the bit lines. At least one of the sense amplifiers is selected based on a column selection signal supplied via the column selection line. At least a part of the compensation capacitance is formed in a same wiring layer as the column selection line.