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Hierarchic memory device having auxiliary lines connected to word lines

US5841728A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1996
Grant dateNov 24, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C8/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The memory device in accordance with the present invention has hierarchical row decoding architecture and comprises at least one main decoder and a plurality of secondary decoders. The decoders have outputs coupled to a plurality of word lines respectively through a plurality of auxiliary lines having first ends respectively connected to said outputs and second ends respectively connected to intermediate points of the word lines.

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