An apparatus including a temperature dependent circuit is configured to receive a temperature dependent power supply voltage, and further is configured to receive a first input signal and provide a temperature dependent output signal responsive to the input signal. A power control circuit including the temperature dependent circuit is configured to receive a second input signal, and further configured provide a first control voltage based on the first temperature dependent output signal and provide a second control voltage based on the second input signal. The second control voltage has a temperature dependency based on the temperature dependent power supply voltage. A sense amplifier coupled to a pair of digit lines is configured to receive the first and second control voltages and amplify a voltage difference between the digit lines of the pair.

A sub-sense amplifier includes a semiconductor substrate, a first pair of complementary transistors, a second pair of complementary transistors, and at least one ground transistor. The first pair and second pair of complementary transistors and the ground transistor are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first pair of complementary transistors are disposed in line symmetry with a center line of the sub-sense amplifier as a symmetry axis, and gates of the first pair of complementary transistors are coupled to a node. The second pair of complementary transistors are also disposed in line symmetry with the center line, wherein the current directions of the second pair of complementary transistors are the same. Sources and drains of the first pair of complementary transistors are coupled to gates and sources of the second pair of complementary transistors, respectively. The ground transistor connects in series with the second pair of complementary transistors.

A sub-sense amplifier includes a semiconductor substrate, a first pair of complementary transistors, a second pair of complementary transistors, and at least one ground transistor. The first pair and second pair of complementary transistors and the ground transistor are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first pair of complementary transistors are disposed in line symmetry with a center line of the sub-sense amplifier as a symmetry axis, and gates of the first pair of complementary transistors are coupled to a node. The second pair of complementary transistors are also disposed in line symmetry with the center line, wherein the current directions of the second pair of complementary transistors are the same. Sources and drains of the first pair of complementary transistors are coupled to gates and sources of the second pair of complementary transistors, respectively. The ground transistor connects in series with the second pair of complementary transistors.

A memory device includes a page made up of plural memory cells arranged in a column on a substrate. A page write operation is performed to hold positive hole groups generated by an impact ionization phenomenon, in a channel semiconductor layer by controlling voltages applied to a first gate conductor layer, a second gate conductor layer, a first impurity layer, and a second impurity layer of each memory cell contained in the page and a page erase operation is performed to remove the positive hole groups out of the channel semiconductor layer by controlling voltages applied to the first gate conductor layer, the second gate conductor layer, the first impurity layer, and the second impurity layer. The first impurity layer of the memory cell is connected with a source line, the second impurity layer is connected with a bit line, one of the first gate conductor layer and the second gate conductor layer is connected with a word line, and another is connected with a drive control line. The bit line is connected to a sense amplifier circuit via a switch circuit. At least one of word lines is selected and a refresh operation is performed to return the voltage of the channel semiconductor layer of the selected word line to the first data retention voltage by controlling voltages applied to the selected word line, the drive control line, the source line, and the bit line and thereby forming the positive hole groups by an impact ionization phenomenon in the channel semiconductor layer of the memory cell in which the voltage of the channel semiconductor layer is set to the first data retention voltage using the page write operation. The refresh operation is performed, with the switch circuit kept in a nonconducting state, concurrently with a page read operation of reading page data of a first memory cell group belonging to a first page into the sense amplifier circuit.

A memory includes a bank, the bank includes a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of section includes a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of storage units arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of storage units is connected to one of the plurality of word lines and one of the plurality of bit lines; the bank is configured to: in a preset mode, in response to a control signal, activate each of a plurality of word lines in at least one target section of the bank, pull up or pull down a level of each of a plurality of bit lines in the target section, and pull a complementary bit line of each of the plurality of bit lines in the target section to a level opposite to a level of the plurality of bit lines.

The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in data path compute operations. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells. Sensing circuitry is selectably coupled to the array. A plurality of shared input/output (I/O) lines provides a data path. The plurality of shared I/O lines selectably couples a first subrow of a row of the array via the sensing circuitry to a first compute component in the data path to move a first data value from the first subrow to the first compute component and a second subrow of the respective row via the sensing circuitry to a second compute component to move a second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component. An operation is performed on the first data value from the first subrow using the first compute component substantially simultaneously with movement of the second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component.

The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in data path compute operations. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells. Sensing circuitry is selectably coupled to the array. A plurality of shared input/output (I/O) lines provides a data path. The plurality of shared I/O lines selectably couples a first subrow of a row of the array via the sensing circuitry to a first compute component in the data path to move a first data value from the first subrow to the first compute component and a second subrow of the respective row via the sensing circuitry to a second compute component to move a second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component. An operation is performed on the first data value from the first subrow using the first compute component substantially simultaneously with movement of the second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component.

A memory integrated circuit is provided. The memory integrated circuit includes a first memory array, a second memory array and a driving circuit. The first and second memory arrays are laterally spaced apart, and respectively include: memory cells, each including an access transistor and a storage capacitor coupled to the access transistor; bit lines, respectively coupled to a row of the memory cells; and word lines, respectively coupled to a column of the memory cells. The driving circuit is disposed below the first and second memory arrays, and includes sense amplifiers. Each of the bit lines in the first memory array and one of the bit lines in the second memory array are routed to input lines of one of the sense amplifiers.

A memory integrated circuit is provided. The memory integrated circuit includes a first memory array, a second memory array and a driving circuit. The first and second memory arrays are laterally spaced apart, and respectively include: memory cells, each including an access transistor and a storage capacitor coupled to the access transistor; bit lines, respectively coupled to a row of the memory cells; and word lines, respectively coupled to a column of the memory cells. The driving circuit is disposed below the first and second memory arrays, and includes sense amplifiers. Each of the bit lines in the first memory array and one of the bit lines in the second memory array are routed to input lines of one of the sense amplifiers.

The present disclosure relates to the field of semiconductor circuit design, and in particular to a readout circuit layout structure and a method of reading data. The readout circuit layout structure includes: a first readout circuit structure and a second readout circuit structure having identical structures, wherein the first readout circuit structure and the second readout circuit structure each include: a first isolation module, configured to be turned on according to a first isolation signal, electrically connect a bit line and a first readout bit line, and electrically connect a complementary bit line and a first complementary readout bit line; a second isolation module, configured to be turned on according to a second isolation signal, electrically connect the first readout bit line and a second readout bit line, and electrically connect the first complementary readout bit line and a second complementary readout bit line.