IP Library Granted Patent US 9,570,122
Granted Patent B2
US 9,570,122 · App. 14/645,124 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Device having multiple switching buffers for data paths controlled based on IO configuration modes

Inventor: Hiroki Fujisawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
G11C7/1048G11C7/1069G11C11/4096
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Patent No.
US 9,570,122
App. No.
14/645,124
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device includes a first data terminal, a second data terminal, a first switching buffer coupled between a data node and the first data terminal and a second switching buffer coupled between the data node and the second data terminal. The first switching buffer and the second switching buffer are arranged such that a distance between the first switching buffer and the second data terminal is shorter than a distance between the second switching buffer and the second data terminal and that a distance between the first switching buffer and the first data terminal is shorter than a distance between the second switching buffer and the first data terminal.

Claims (15)

1. A device comprising:

a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells;

a data node coupled to transfer data from/to a selected one of the plurality of memory cells;

a first data terminal;

a second data terminal;

a first switching buffer coupled between the data node and the first data terminal; and

a second switching buffer coupled between the data node and the second data terminal;

wherein the first switching buffer and the second switching buffer are arranged such that a distance between the first switching buffer and the second data terminal is shorter than a distance between the second switching buffer and the second data terminal and that a distance between the first switching buffer and the first data terminal is shorter than a distance between the second switching buffer and the first data terminal.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first switching buffer is configured to be enabled in a first operation mode and disabled in a second operation mode and the second switching buffer is configured to be enabled in the second operation mode and disabled in the first operation mode.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an additional memory cell array including a plurality of additional memory cells, an additional data node coupled to transfer additional data from/to a selected one of the plurality of additional memory cells and a first buffer coupled between the additional data node and the second data terminal, the first buffer being electrically disconnected from the first data terminal.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first buffer is enabled in both a first operation mode and a second operation mode.

5. The device of claim 3 , wherein the additional data node is electrically disconnected from the first data terminal.

6. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first buffer is arranged such that the distance between the second switching buffer and second data terminal is shorter than a distance between the first buffer and the second data terminal.

7. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first data terminal and the second data terminal are arranged in line in a first direction, the first switching buffer, the second switching buffer and the first buffer are arranged in line in a second direction crossing the first direction.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first data terminal and the second data terminal are arranged in line in a first direction, the first switching buffer and the second switching buffer are arranged in line in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050937/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 047243/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE ERRONEOUSLY FILED PATENT #7358718 WITH THE CORRECT PATENT #7358178 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038669 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 043079/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038954/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2015
From: FUJISAWA, HIROKI
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 035143/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-054342 · Mar 18, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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