ROM with a reduced static consumption
US6363001B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C17/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ROM including memory cells, the programmed cells being formed of a transistor connected between a bit line and a supply potential, the cells being organized in sets of at least one column coupled to one sense amplifier per set. The cell programming is inverted with respect to a desired programming only in specific sets where the desired programming would result in a number of programmed cells greater than the number of unprogrammed cells, the logic state provided by the sense amplifiers associated with the specific sets being inverted.
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