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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Toru Tanzawa, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Tamada, Kamakura, JP;
Koichi Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Manabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 7/18 (2013.01); G11C 2207/005 (2013.01); G11C 2207/2245 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Chunks of memory cells in a memory array are enabled to be accessed and then one or more of the chunks are disabled from being accessed. In one such apparatus, an array includes chunks of memory cells and a chunk selector circuit coupled to each chunk to enable the memory cells in the respective chunk to be accessed.