Patent ID: 11869581
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A memory device comprising:
a first word line driver;
a second word line driver;
a plurality of word lines extending between and coupled directly to the first word line driver and the second word line driver;
a memory cell array sandwiched between the first word line driver and the second word line driver, the memory cell array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of memory cells, each of the plurality of rows and columns of memory cells being coupled to one of the plurality of word lines, one of a plurality of bit lines, and one of a plurality of bit line bars; and
a recycle multiplexer coupled to the plurality of bit lines and bit line bars, the recycle multiplexer configured to collect charges from a first set of the plurality of bit lines and bit line bars, wherein the collected charges is used to power the second word line driver.