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Memory with common read/write data line and write-in latch circuit

US4130900A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1977
Grant dateDec 19, 1978
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Expiry dateApr 25, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2216/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A latch circuit is provided on the input side of write-in circuit of a semiconductor memory device which is so formed that a common data line is used for data writing-in and data reading-out. Write-in data read serially into the latch circuit in a word unit is temporarily stored and held, so that the data is written simultaneously into various memory cells for in column units of the memory array.

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