Register file with read ports clustered by entry
US9779792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A register file includes a substrate, a plurality of entries, and a plurality of read ports. Each entry includes a corresponding subset of a plurality of memory cells defined on the substrate. Each read port includes a plurality of access elements defined on the substrate. Each access element is associated with a particular common bit position of each of the entries. A plurality of entry access groups are disposed in adjacent columns on the substrate. Each entry access group is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of entries and includes the access elements for all of the read ports for the corresponding entry.
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