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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lakshmikantha Holla, Bangalore, IN;
Thomas Aton, Dallas, TX (US);
Steve Prins, Fairview, TX (US);
Dharaneedharan S, Coimbatore, IN;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory cell includes a set of circuit structures, each having column input/output circuits. The semiconductor memory cell further includes a set of replicas corresponding to the column input/output circuits. The set of replicas are non-functional and fills an empty space next to the column input/output circuits and hence, provides context protection for the column input/output circuits.