Staggered memory cell array

US7327591B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• Kayvan Sadra · Addison, US
• Theodore W. Houston · Richardson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2004
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2008
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10B10/12

Abstract

A method of placing a cell in an array is disclosed. The method includes placing the cell a plurality of times (600, 602, 604) in a first array. The cell is also placed a plurality of times (606, 608, 610) in a second array. The second array is placed adjacent and offset from the first array by an offset distance (O2).