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Memory having bit line with resistor(s) between memory cells

US7558097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2006
Grant dateJul 7, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/413
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For one disclosed embodiment, an integrated circuit may comprise a memory array on the integrated circuit and access control circuitry on the integrated circuit. The memory array may have a bit line with one or more resistors along the bit line and may have a plurality of memory cells coupled to the bit line at a plurality of locations along the bit line. At least one resistor along the bit line may be between two locations at which memory cells are coupled to the bit line. The access control circuitry may be to select a memory cell coupled to the bit line and to sense a signal on the bit line from the selected memory cell. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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