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US 11,901,899 B2Granted
Monotonic counter memory system
AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorsChuen-Der Lien, Chi-Shun Lin
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Abstract
A monotonic counter memory system including a counter circuit and a memory circuit is provided. The counter circuit is configured to increase a count by one in response to a clock signal and output a count value of n bits, where n is a positive integer. The memory circuit includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory circuit is configured to store the count value. The stored count value changes one bit at each input count of the clock signal, and a bit switching time of the stored count value are smaller than 2n−1 times.
Claims13
A monotonic counter memory system, comprising:
- a counter circuit, configured to increase a count by one in response to a clock signal and output a count value of n bits, where n is a positive integer;
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- a memory circuit, comprising a plurality of memory cells and configured to store the count value, wherein the stored count value changes one bit at each input count of the clock signal, and a bit switching time of the stored count value are smaller than 2n−1 times.
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