Counter using one-time-programmable memory
US9269454B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C17/146
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, including receiving a sequence of events to be counted. The method further includes, in response to each event, setting a respective bit in a memory that consists of multiple words organized in tiers, such that a number of set bits in the memory is indicative of a count of the received events, and such that each set bit in a first tier corresponds to a respective word in a second tier and is indicative of whether the corresponding word is fully populated with set bits.
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