Memory device with pre-fetch circuit and pre-fetch method
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1. A memory device comprising:
- a first memory block having memory cells arranged in rows and columns;
a selector coupled to the first memory block to select a row of the memory cells;
a group of amplifiers coupled to the first memory block to at least one of read data from and write data to the selected row; and
a buffer coupled to the group of amplifiers and having sufficient capacity to hold data corresponding to the selected row of memory cells.
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Abstract
A memory device includes plural memory blocks, each memory block having memory cells arranged in wordlines and bitlines and a selector to select a wordline of memory cells. A group of first sense amplifiers are coupled to each memory block to at least one of read data from and write data to the selected wordline. A buffer of latches are coupled to the group of first sense amplifiers and have sufficient capacity to hold data corresponding to the selected wordline of memory cells.
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1. A memory device comprising:
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a first memory block having memory cells arranged in rows and columns;
a selector coupled to the first memory block to select a row of the memory cells;
a group of amplifiers coupled to the first memory block to at least one of read data from and write data to the selected row; and
a buffer coupled to the group of amplifiers and having sufficient capacity to hold data corresponding to the selected row of memory cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A memory device comprising:
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a first memory block having memory cells arranged in rows and columns;
a first set of amplifiers coupled to the rows of memory cells in the first memory block to at least one of read data from and write data to the rows of memory cells;
a buffer coupled to the first set of amplifiers to hold data corresponding to one of the rows of memory cells; and
a second set of amplifiers coupled to the buffer to at least one of read data from and write data to the buffer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of reading data from a memory block having rows of memory cells for storing data and an output line, the method comprising:
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selecting a first one of the rows of memory cells;
transferring, in a single operation, the data stored in the selected first row of memory cells to a group of latches; and
holding the transferred data in the group of latches. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of writing data to a memory block having rows of memory cells for storing data and an input line, the method comprising:
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selecting a row of memory cells to receive data;
reading currently held data from the memory cells of the selected row to a group of latches;
transferring data from the input line to at least one latch of the group of latches; and
writing, in a single operation, the data held in the group of latches to the selected row of memory cells. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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