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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
I-Han Huang, Tainan, TW;
Ming-Yi Lee, Zhudong Township, TW;
Chia-En Huang, Xinfeng Township, TW;
Fu-An Wu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jung-Ping Yang, Juibei, TW;
Cheng-Hung Lee, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 7/02 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory includes a plurality of bit cells. Each bit cell includes a bit line and a storage cell coupled to the bit line. A header PMOS transistor is coupled to the storage cell in each bit cell. The header PMOS transistor is at least partially turned off during a write operation by a header control signal.