Patent ID: 11862219
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A method of operating a memory cell, the method comprising:
performing a read operation of the memory cell, the performing the read operation of the memory cell comprising:
pre-discharging a voltage of a read bit line to a first voltage or pre-charging the voltage of the read bit line to a second voltage different from the first voltage;
adjusting a voltage of a read word line from a third voltage to a fourth voltage, the read word line being directly connected to a drain of a read transistor;
sensing the voltage of the read bit line in response to adjusting the voltage of the read word line from the third voltage to the fourth voltage thereby outputting a stored data value in the memory cell; and
adjusting the voltage of the read word line from the fourth voltage to the third voltage.