US Patent Application 18361523. INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ASYMMETRIC ARRANGEMENTS OF MEMORY ARRAYS simplified abstract

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ASYMMETRIC ARRANGEMENTS OF MEMORY ARRAYS

Organization Name

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

Inventor(s)

Xiu-Li Yang of Shanghai City (CN)

He-Zhou Wan of Shanghai City (CN)

Kuan Cheng of Shanghai City (CN)

Ching-Wei Wu of Nantou County (TW)

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ASYMMETRIC ARRANGEMENTS OF MEMORY ARRAYS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18361523 titled 'INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ASYMMETRIC ARRANGEMENTS OF MEMORY ARRAYS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for operating memory arrays using switches and voltage supply.

• The method involves turning on a first switch connected to a first memory array based on a first charge signal.
• A second switch connected to a second memory array is turned on based on a second charge signal, which is different from the first charge signal.
• The first and second charge signals are generated based on a word line address.
• The second memory array is positioned between the second switch and the first memory array.

Original Abstract Submitted

A method includes: turning on a first switch coupled between a first array of memory and a voltage supply according to a first charge signal; turning on a second switch coupled between a second array of memory and the voltage supply according to a second charge signal different from the first charge signal; and generating the first charge signal and the second charge signal according to a word line address. The second array of memory is located between the second switch and the first array of memory.