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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Gerald Barkley, Oregon, WI (US);
Efrem Bolandrina, Alzano Lombardo, IT;
Daniele Vimercati, Besana in Brianza, IT;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01); G11C 5/02 (2006.01); G11C 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/10 (2013.01); G11C 5/025 (2013.01); G11C 8/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes wordline decoder circuits that share components between adjacent memory blocks. The wordline decoder circuits include multiple levels, where at least one level is split, driving half of the wordlines in one adjacent memory block and driving half of the wordlines in another adjacent memory block. Memory blocks have every other wordline coupled to one adjacent decoder circuit, and the remaining wordlines coupled to another adjacent decoder circuit.