Memory device with row and column decoder circuits arranged in a checkerboard pattern under a plurality of memory arrays
First Claim
1. A memory device comprising:
- a plurality of memory arrays;
a plurality of row decoder circuits; and
a plurality of column decoder circuits;
wherein the row decoder circuits and the column decoder circuits are arranged in a checkerboard pattern under the plurality of memory arrays.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a memory device with row and column decoder circuits arranged in a checkerboard pattern under a plurality of memory arrays. In one preferred embodiment, a memory device is provided with its row decoder circuits and column decoder circuits arranged in a checkerboard pattern under a plurality of memory arrays. Because each of the row decoder and column decoder circuits is associated with the memory array above its location and an adjacent array, a denser support circuit arrangement is provided as compared to prior approaches. Other preferred embodiments are provided, and each of the preferred embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
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27 Claims
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1. A memory device comprising:
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a plurality of memory arrays;
a plurality of row decoder circuits; and
a plurality of column decoder circuits;
wherein the row decoder circuits and the column decoder circuits are arranged in a checkerboard pattern under the plurality of memory arrays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A memory device comprising:
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a plurality of memory arrays;
a plurality of row decoder circuits; and
a plurality of column decoder circuits;
wherein at least one of the plurality of row decoder circuits is associated with a memory array above its location and an adjacent memory array, and wherein at least one of the plurality of column decoder circuits is associated with a memory array above its location and an adjacent memory array. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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