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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Kuo Su, Luzhu Township, TW;
Cheng Hung Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Chiting Cheng, Taichung, TW;
Hung-Jen Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yen-Huei Chen, Jhudong Township, TW;
Pankaj Aggarwal, Zhudong Township, TW;
Jhon Jhy Liaw, Zhudong Township, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory macro includes a first memory cell array, a first tracking circuit and a first pre-charge circuit. The first tracking circuit includes a first set of memory cells configured as a first set of loading cells responsive to a first set of control signals, a second set of memory cells configured as a first set of pull-down cells responsive to a second set of control signals, and a first tracking bit line coupled to the first set of memory cells and the second set of memory cells. The first set of pull-down cells and the first set of loading cells are configured to track a memory cell of the first memory cell array. The first pre-charge circuit is coupled to the first tracking bit line, and is configured to charge the first tracking bit line to a pre-charge voltage level responsive to a third set of control signals.