Patent classifications
G11C2207/005
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LOAD OF GLOBAL INPUT-OUTPUT LINES OF THE SAME
A semiconductor memory device includes data pads, wordlines, memory cells, global input-output lines, and intra-bank switches. The wordlines extend in a row direction and are arranged in a column direction. The wordlines are grouped into wordline groups such that each wordline group includes wordlines adjacent in the column direction. A selection wordline is selected based on a row address. The global input-output lines extend in the column direction and are arranged in the row direction to transfer data between the data pads and the memory cells. The global input-output lines are cut into line segment groups respectively corresponding to the wordline groups. The intra-bank switches control, based on the row address, electrical connections between two line segment groups among the line segment groups, where the two line segment groups are adjacent in the column direction and included in one memory bank.
Data replication
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for data replication. An example apparatus includes a plurality of sensing circuitries comprising respective sense amplifiers and compute components and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause replication of a data value stored in a first compute component such that the data value is propagated to a second compute component.
Column control circuit and semiconductor device including the same
A column control circuit may include a column control signal generation circuit and a column access block signal generation circuit. The column control signal generation circuit is configured to activate an input/output strobe signal when a column access block signal is deactivated. The column control signal generation circuit is configured to deactivate the input/output strobe signal when the column access block signal is activated. The column access block signal generation circuit is configured to activate the column access block signal when gap-less read commands may be inputted. The column access block signal generation circuit may deactivate the column access block signal during a period corresponding to an N-th read command among the gap-less read commands. N is an integer that is no less than 2.
Memory device including multiple decks
A memory device includes first to nth decks respectively coupled to first to nth row lines which are stacked over a substrate in a vertical direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, n being a positive integer, a first connection structure extending from the substrate in the vertical direction to be coupled to the first row line, even-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of even-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines, and odd-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of odd-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines. The even-numbered connection structures are spaced apart from the odd-numbered connection structures with the first row line and the first connection structure that are interposed between the even-numbered connection structures and the odd-numbered connection structures.
STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH WRITE ASSIST CIRCUIT
The present disclosure describes embodiments of a write assist circuit. The write assist circuit can include a control circuit and a voltage generator. The control circuit can be configured to receive memory address information associated with a memory write operation for memory cells. The voltage generator can be configured to provide a reference voltage to one or more bitlines coupled to the memory cells. The voltage generator can include two capacitive elements, where during the memory write operation, (i) one of the capacitive elements can be configured to couple the reference voltage to a first negative voltage, and (ii) based on the memory address information, both capacitive elements can be configured to cumulatively couple the reference voltage to a second negative voltage that is lower than the first negative voltage.
MEMORY SYSTEM WITH BURST MODE HAVING LOGIC GATES AS SENSE ELEMENTS
Memory systems with burst mode having logic gates as sense elements and related methods are provided. A memory system comprises a memory array including a first set of memory cells coupled to a first wordline, a second set of memory cells coupled to a second wordline, and a plurality of sense elements, not including any sense amplifiers. The control unit is configured to generate control signals for: in response to a burst mode read request, simultaneously: (1) asserting a first wordline signal on the first wordline coupled to each of a plurality of first set of bitlines, and (2) asserting a second wordline signal on the second wordline coupled to each of a plurality of second set of bitlines, and as part of a burst, outputting data corresponding to a subset of each of the first set of memory cells and the second set of memory cells.
STORAGE DEVICE
A storage device includes a storage circuit, a reading circuit, a first check circuit, and a second check circuit. The storage circuit includes a plurality of sense amplifier arrays and a plurality of storage unit arrays which are arranged alternately. A first data wire is electrically connected to each of the sense amplifier arrays. The reading circuit is configured to read data on the first data wire. Both the first check circuit and the second check circuit are electrically connected to the reading circuit. The reading circuit is configured to transmit a part of the read data to the first check circuit for error checking and/or correcting, and transmit another part of the read data to the second check circuit for error checking and/or correcting. The data transmitted to the first check circuit and the data transmitted to the second check circuit are respectively from adjacent sense amplifier arrays.
Bank to bank data transfer
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for bank to bank data transfer. An example apparatus includes a plurality of banks of memory cells, an internal bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks and an external bus interface, and a bank-to-bank transfer bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks.
MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The memory device comprises: a memory array; a decoding circuit coupled to the memory array, the decoding circuit including a plurality of first transistors, a plurality of second transistors and a plurality of inverters, the first transistors and the second transistors are paired; and a controller coupled to the decoding circuit, wherein the paired first transistors and the paired second transistors are respectively coupled to a corresponding one inverter among the inverters, and respectively coupled to a corresponding one among a plurality of local bit lines or a corresponding one among a plurality of local source lines; the first transistors are coupled to a global bit line; and the second transistors are coupled to a global source line.
Systems, devices, and methods for efficient usage of IO section breaks in memory devices
A memory device may include a memory array having a plurality of memory cells and a first column plane having multiple column select lines. The first column select lines of the first column plane may access a first set of the memory cells associated with the first column plane. Additionally, the memory device may include a second column plane having a multiple column select lines to access a second set of the memory cells associated with the second column plane. The memory device may also include a column select line shared between the first column plane and the second column plane. The column select line may access a third set of the memory cells associated with the first column plane and a fourth set of the memory cells associated with the second column plane.