IP Library Granted Patent US 7,414,874
Granted Patent B2
US 7,414,874 · App. 11/588,328 · Granted Aug 19, 2008

Semiconductor memory device

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Patent No.
US 7,414,874
App. No.
11/588,328
Granted
Aug 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device comprising a memory cell array block, and a circuit region arranged with the memory cell array block along a first direction. The circuit region comprises a first region and a second region arranged with the first region along the first direction. The first region is provided with a first circuit and a second circuit which are aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second region is provided with a plurality of third circuits which are aligned in the second direction.

Claims (14)

1. A semiconductor memory device comprising:

a memory cell array block; and

a circuit region arranged with the memory cell array block along a first direction, wherein the circuit region comprises a first region and a second region arranged with the first region along the first direction, the first region comprises a first circuit and a second circuit which are aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and which have functions different from each other, the second region comprises a plurality of third circuits which are aligned in the second direction and which have functions same as each other.

2. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first line elongated along the second direction and electrically coupled to the first circuit; and

a second line elongated along the second direction and electrically coupled to the second circuit, the second line being separated from the first line.

3. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 2 , wherein the first line and the second line are aligned with each other in the second direction.

4. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a third line which is electrically coupled to the first line to supply a first voltage for the first circuit; and

a fourth line which is different from the third line and is electrically coupled to the second line to supply a second voltage for the second circuit.

5. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit region is a sense amplifier region where a plurality of sense amplifiers are disposed.

6. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit region is a sub word region where a plurality of sub word drivers are disposed.

7. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit region is an x decoder region where a plurality of X decoders are disposed.

8. The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit region is a y decoder region where a plurality of Y decoders are disposed.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: LONGITUDE SEMICONDUCTOR S.A.R.L.
To: LONGITUDE LICENSING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 046867/0248 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: PS5 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: LONGITUDE SEMICONDUCTOR S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 039793/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: PS5 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 039818/0506 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 032899/0588 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 29, 2013
From: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: ELPIDA MEMORY INC.
Reel/Frame 032414/0261 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2006
From: FUJISAWA, HIROKI; FUJII, ISAMU; WATANABE, YUKO
To: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 018464/0857 →