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公开(公告)号:US20200027506A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16588383
申请日:2019-09-30
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chia-Fu LEE , Yu-Der CHIH
IPC: G11C13/00
Abstract: A memory device includes: a memory bit cell; a write circuit, coupled to the memory bit cell, and configured to use a first voltage to transition the memory bit cell to a first logic state by changing a respective resistance state of the memory bit cell, and compare a first current flowing through the memory bit cell with a first reference current; and a control logic circuit, coupled to the write circuit, and configured to determine whether the first logic state is successfully written into the memory bit cell based on a read-out logic state of the memory bit cell and the comparison between the first current and first reference current.
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公开(公告)号:US20190163568A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US15965883
申请日:2018-04-28
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chien-Yin LIU , Yu-Der CHIH , Hsueh-Chu YANG , Jonathan Tehan CHEN , Kuan-Chun CHEN
Abstract: A method includes: retrieving a first word comprising a plurality of data bits and a plurality of parity bits that correspond to the first word, wherein the plurality of data bits form N−1 groups and the plurality of parity bits form a first group different from the N−1 groups, and N is a positive integer greater than 2; receiving a request to update respective data bits of a first one of the N−1 groups; and providing a second word comprising updated data bits that form a second one of the N−1 groups and a plurality of updated parity bits that correspond to the second word, wherein the plurality of updated parity bits form a second group that has a same group index as the first one of the N−1 groups.
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公开(公告)号:US20220115051A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-14
申请号:US17559998
申请日:2021-12-22
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Chia-Fu LEE , Yu-Der CHIH , Hon-Jarn LIN , Yi-Chun SHIH
Abstract: A device includes first and second reference storage units, and first and second reference switches. The first reference switch outputs a first current at a first terminal thereof to the first reference storage unit. The first reference storage unit receives the first current at a first terminal thereof and generates a first signal, according to the first current, at a second terminal thereof to an average current circuit. The second reference switch outputs a second current at a first terminal thereof to the second reference storage unit. The second reference storage unit receives the second current at a first terminal thereof, and generates a second signal, according to the second current, at a second terminal thereof to the average current circuit. The first and second reference switches are coupled to a plurality of first memory cells by a first word line.
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公开(公告)号:US20210294368A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-23
申请号:US17339818
申请日:2021-06-04
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yen-An CHANG , Chia-Fu LEE , Yu-Der CHIH , Yi-Chun SHIH
IPC: G05F1/56
Abstract: A voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulator that is configured to provide a stable output voltage based on an input voltage; and a control circuit, coupled to the voltage regulator, and configured to provide an injection current to maintain the stable output voltage in response to an enable signal provided at an input of the control circuit transitioning to a predetermined state and cease providing the injection current when the control circuit detects that a voltage level of the output voltage is higher than a pre-defined voltage level.
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公开(公告)号:US20210280245A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-09
申请号:US17330248
申请日:2021-05-25
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yu-Der CHIH , Chung-Cheng CHOU , Wen-Ting CHU
Abstract: A memory architecture includes: a plurality of cell arrays each of which comprises a plurality of bit cells, wherein each of bit cells of the plurality of cell arrays uses a respective variable resistance dielectric layer to transition between first and second logic states; and a control logic circuit, coupled to the plurality of cell arrays, and configured to cause a first information bit to be written into respective bit cells of a pair of cell arrays as an original logic state of the first information bit and a logically complementary logic state of the first information bit, wherein the respective variable resistance dielectric layers are formed by using a same recipe of deposition equipment and have different diameters.
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公开(公告)号:US20210224154A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-22
申请号:US17222919
申请日:2021-04-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chien-Yin LIU , Yu-Der CHIH , Hsueh-Chih YANG , Jonathan Tehan CHEN , Kuan-Chun CHEN
Abstract: A method includes: retrieving a first word comprising a plurality of data bits and a plurality of parity bits that correspond to the first word, wherein the plurality of data bits form N−1 groups and the plurality of parity bits form a first group different from the N−1 groups, and N is a positive integer greater than 2; receiving a request to update respective data bits of a first one of the N−1 groups; and providing a second word comprising updated data bits that form a second one of the N−1 groups and a plurality of updated parity bits that correspond to the second word, wherein the plurality of updated parity bits form a second group that has a same group index as the first one of the N−1 groups.
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公开(公告)号:US20200150703A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-14
申请号:US16738963
申请日:2020-01-09
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yen-An CHANG , Chia-Fu LEE , Yu-Der CHIH , Yi-Chun SHIH
IPC: G05F1/56
Abstract: A voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulator that is configured to provide a stable output voltage based on an input voltage; and a control circuit, coupled to the voltage regulator, and configured to provide an injection current to maintain the stable output voltage in response to an enable signal provided at an input of the control circuit transitioning to a predetermined state and cease providing the injection current when the control circuit detects that a voltage level of the output voltage is higher than a pre-defined voltage level.
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公开(公告)号:US20190244660A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-08
申请号:US16390517
申请日:2019-04-22
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuhsiang CHEN , Shao-Yu CHOU , Chun-Hao CHANG , Min-Shin WU , Yu-Der CHIH
IPC: G11C11/419 , G11C11/418
CPC classification number: G11C11/419 , G11C7/1012 , G11C7/1051 , G11C11/409 , G11C11/413 , G11C11/418
Abstract: Memories with symmetric read current profiles are provided. A memory includes a first memory array formed by a plurality of memory cells, a second memory array formed by a plurality of memory cells, and a read circuit. The read circuit includes an output buffer. The output buffer is configured to simultaneously obtain first data from the first memory array and second data from the second memory array according a first address signal, and selectively provide the first data or the second data as an output according to a control signal. Binary representation of the first data is complementary to that of the second data.
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公开(公告)号:US20190221276A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16159214
申请日:2018-10-12
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yu-Der CHIH , Chien-Yin LIU , Yi-Chun SHIH
CPC classification number: G11C16/3459 , G11C16/10 , G11C16/26
Abstract: A circuit includes: writing a plurality of data words, each of which has a plurality of data bits, into respective bit cells of a memory device; in response to determining that not all the data bits of the plurality of data words are correctly written into the respective bit cells of the memory device, grouping the plurality of data words as a plurality of data word sets; and simultaneously rewriting a subset of data bits that were not correctly written into the respective bit cells of the memory device, wherein the subset of the data bits are contained in a respective one of the plurality of data word sets.
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公开(公告)号:US20190123107A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-25
申请号:US16230798
申请日:2018-12-21
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Ku-Feng LIN , Hung-Chang YU , Kai-Chun LIN , Yu-Der CHIH
IPC: H01L27/24 , H01L23/528 , H01L45/00 , H01L27/088 , H01L23/48 , H01L23/522 , H01L25/18
CPC classification number: H01L27/2463 , H01L23/481 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/53214 , H01L23/53228 , H01L23/53257 , H01L25/18 , H01L27/088 , H01L27/2409 , H01L27/2436 , H01L45/04 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/146 , H01L45/16 , H01L45/1641 , H01L45/1683
Abstract: A method includes forming an insulator over a substrate. The insulator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a resistive element between the first electrode and the second electrode. The insulator is transformed into a resistor by applying a voltage to the insulator. The resistor is electrically connected to a transistor after transforming the insulator into the resistor.
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