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Reducing power consumption in on-chip memory devices

US4932001A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 1988
Grant dateJun 5, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An on-chip semiconductor memory device in which power consumption is significantly decreased by restricting pre-charging of the bit lines to only those clock cycles for which there is a change in word line address.

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