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Power saving semiconductor memory

US7990758B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventor

Stephen Mueller · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2010
Grant date	Aug 2, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2207/2227
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory, such as an SRAM, is described that accommodates smaller read/write accesses in one mode of operation and larger read/write accesses in a second mode of operation, wherein power is conserved during the smaller accesses. Methods of using such a semiconductor memory are also described.

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