Method for metal bit line arrangement
AssigneeMacronix International Co., Ltd.
InventorsWen-Chiao Ho, Kuen-Long Chang, Chun-Hsiung Hung
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AssigneeMacronix International Co., Ltd.
InventorsWen-Chiao Ho, Kuen-Long Chang, Chun-Hsiung Hung
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A method for metal bit line arrangement is applied to a virtual ground array memory having memory cell blocks. Each memory cell block has memory cells and m metal bit lines, wherein m is a positive integer. The method includes the following steps. First, one of the memory cells is selected as a target memory cell. When the target memory cell is being read, the metal bit line electrically connected to a drain of the target memory cell is a drain metal bit line, and the metal bit line electrically connected to a source is a source metal bit line. Next, a classification of whether the other metal bit lines are charged up when the target memory cell is being read is made. Thereafter, the m metal bit lines are arranged such that charged up metal bit lines are not adjacent to the source metal bit line.
A method for metal bit line arrangement being applied to a memory, which is a virtual ground array memory and has a plurality of memory cell blocks, each of the memory cell blocks has a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of select transistors and m metal bit lines, wherein m is a positive integer, the method comprising the steps of:
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