Patent ID: 11973031
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus, comprising:
a set of first protection circuits, each first protection circuit having a first voltage connection; and
a set of second protection circuits, each second protection circuit having a second voltage connection,
wherein each first protection circuit disposed adjacent to a second memory circuit in a first direction,
wherein each second voltage connection is offset from an adjacent first voltage connection in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the offset being a predetermined distance that is greater than zero,
wherein a first pitch is defined by a distance between the first voltage connection and the adjacent second voltage connection in the first direction, and
wherein, for a same effective distance between the second voltage connection and the adjacent first voltage connection, the first pitch is less than a second pitch that is defined by a distance between adjacent first and second voltage connections that are not offset in the second direction.