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Dual word enable method and apparatus for memory arrays

US5987577A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 1997
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0897
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual word enable method for memory data access includes the steps of: (i) providing a plurality of address data signals for addressing data stored in an array; (ii) issuing a first row access strobe (RAS) signal to decode the addressing data; and (iii) issuing a second row access strobe (RE2) signal for driving the address data into the memory array after determining that data is present in the memory array.

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