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Memory with multiple word line design

US8929153B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2013
Grant dateJan 6, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/418
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various apparatuses and methods for a memory with a multiple read word line design. A memory may include a plurality of bit cells arranged in a row, a first read word line connected to a first subset of the plurality of bit cells, and a second read word line connected to a second subset of the plurality of bit cells, wherein the first and second subsets are located in the same row of bit cells. A method may include asserting, during a first read operation, a first read word line connected to a first subset of a plurality of bit cells arranged in a row of bit cells, and asserting, during a second read operation, a second read word line connected to a second subset of the plurality of bit cells, wherein the first and second subsets are located in the same row of bit cells.

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