G11C11/4085

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
20230021622 · 2023-01-26 ·

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cell rows, a row hammer management circuit and a refresh control circuit. The row hammer management circuit counts the number of times of access associated with each of the plurality of memory cell rows in response to an active command from an external memory controller to store the counted values in each of the plurality of memory cell rows as count data, determines a hammer address associated with at least one of the plurality of memory cell rows, which is intensively accessed more than a predetermined reference number of times, based on the counted values, and performs an internal read-update-write operation. The refresh control circuit receives the hammer address and to perform a hammer refresh operation on victim memory cell rows which are physically adjacent to a memory cell row corresponding to the hammer address.

WORDLINE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING ERASE OPERATION AND I-V CHARACTERIZATION
20230027165 · 2023-01-26 ·

The present disclosure relates to integrated circuits, and more particularly, to a wordline system architecture supporting an erase operation and current-voltage (I-V) characterization and methods of manufacture and operation. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a structure including: a twin cell circuit which is connected to a wordline of a memory array; a sourceline driver which is connected to a sourceline of the memory array for providing a cell level current-voltage (I-V) access of the twin cell circuit; and an integrated analog multiplexor which is connected to the twin cell circuit.

MEMORY DEVICE FOR DATA SEARCHING AND DATA SEARCHING METHOD THEREOF
20230022008 · 2023-01-26 ·

A memory device for data searching and a data searching method thereof are provided. The data searching method includes the following steps. A searching word is received and then divided into a plurality of sections. The sections are encoded as a plurality of encoded sections, so that the encoded sections may correspond to a plurality of memory blocks in a memory array. The encoded sections are directed into the memory blocks to perform data comparisons and obtaining a respective result of data comparison. Thereafter, addresses of bit lines which match the searching word are obtained according to respective result of data comparison for each of memory block.

SENSE TIMING COORDINATION FOR MEMORY
20230024961 · 2023-01-26 ·

Methods, systems, and devices for sense timing coordination are described. In some systems, to sense the logic states of memory cells, a memory device may generate an activation signal and route the activation signal over a signal line (e.g., a dummy word line) located at a memory array level of the memory device to one or more sense amplifiers. Based on receiving the activation signal, a sense amplifier may latch and determine the logic state of a corresponding memory cell. A first sense amplifier may sense a state of a first memory cell at a first time and a second sense amplifier may sense a state of a second memory cell at a second time in response to the same activation signal due to a propagation delay of the activation signal routed over the signal line (e.g., and corresponding to a propagation delay for activating a word line).

WORD LINE DRIVER AND MEMORY DEVICE
20230026502 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A word line driver includes a PMOS area, a NMOS area, first gates, and second gates. The PMOS area includes first active areas extending along a first direction. The first active area includes a first channel area, a first source area and a first drain area. The NMOS area includes second active areas. The second active area includes a second channel area, a second source area, a second drain area, a third channel area, a third source area, and a third drain area. The extension direction of the first gate corresponding to the first active area is inclined compared with the first direction. The second gate covers the third channel area. The second gate, the third source area and the third drain area constitute a holding transistor.

Memory device and electronic device

A memory device having long data retention time and high reliability is provided. The memory device includes a driver circuit and a plurality of memory cells, the memory cell includes a transistor and a capacitor, and the transistor includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region. The transistor includes a first gate and a second gate, and in a period during which the memory cell retains data, negative potentials are applied to the first gate and the second gate of the transistor.

Storage and offset memory cells
11705186 · 2023-07-18 · ·

An example apparatus includes a sense amplifier, a plurality of storage memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier via a first digit line, and a plurality of offset memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier via a second digit line. The plurality of storage memory cells and the plurality of offset memory cells can comprise an array of memory cells. Each of the storage memory cells and the offset memory cells can include a respective capacitor having a particular capacitance.

Word line booster circuit and method

A memory circuit includes a plurality of word lines, a word line driver coupled to the plurality of word lines, and a booster circuit coupled to the plurality of word lines. The word line driver is configured to output a first word line signal on a first word line of the plurality of word lines, and the booster circuit includes a first node configured to carry a first power supply voltage and is configured to couple the first word line of the plurality of word lines to the first node responsive to a pulse signal and the first word line signal.

Reduced parity data management
11704196 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A method includes receiving, by a memory sub-system, host data to be written to a plurality of blocks of a memory device associated with a memory sub-system, where each of the plurality of blocks are coupled to one of a plurality of word lines of the memory device. The method can further include generating parity data for each word line of the block; dividing the parity data into one of either a first word line parity set or a second word line parity set; generating a reduced parity data set with exclusive or parity values for the first word line parity set and for the second word line parity set; and writing the reduced parity data set in the memory sub-system.

Apparatus for differential memory cells
11705185 · 2023-07-18 · ·

Methods, systems, and devices for apparatus for differential memory cells are described. An apparatus may include a pair of memory cells comprising a first memory cell and a second memory cell, a word line coupled with the pair of memory cells and a plate line coupled with the pair of memory cells. The apparatus may further include a first digit line coupled with the first memory cell and a sense amplifier and a second digit line coupled with the second memory cell and the sense amplifier. The apparatus may include a select line configured to couple the first digit line and the second digit line with the sense amplifier.