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Dual rail memory

US8305827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2010
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C5/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. A column of the plurality of columns includes a first power supply node configured to provide a first voltage, a second power supply node configured to provide a second voltage, and a plurality of internal supply nodes electrically coupled together and configured to receive the first voltage or the second voltage for a plurality of memory cells in the column and a plurality of internal ground nodes. The internal ground nodes are electrically coupled together and configured to provide at least two current paths for the plurality of memory cells in the column.

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