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US 2026/0094643 A1Published application
Read signal output terminal driver
AssigneeArm Limited
InventorsRajiv Kumar Sisodia, Disha Singh, Andy Wangkun Chen, Akash Bangalore Srinivasa, Arjunesh Namboothiri Madhavan
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Abstract
Briefly, example apparatuses, articles of manufacture, and/or techniques are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to implement, facilitate and/or support integrated circuits comprising memory read output circuitry including a read signal input terminal, a latch, and a combinatorial gate coupled to the read signal input terminal and the latch.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a read signal output terminal;
- a read signal input terminal to be in a precharge state prior to a read cycle and to be in a discharge state during the read cycle to indicate a first signal value;
- a latch comprising a latch input/output terminal;
- a transmission gate comprising a transmission gate input terminal coupled to the read signal input terminal and a transmission gate output terminal coupled to the latch input/output terminal;
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- a combinatorial gate comprising a gate output terminal coupled to the read signal output terminal, a first gate input terminal coupled to the read signal input terminal, and a second gate input terminal coupled to the latch input/output terminal;
- wherein the first gate input terminal is to drive the read signal output terminal during the read cycle responsive to the read signal input terminal in the discharge state.
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A method, comprising:
- sensing a state of a read signal input terminal during a read cycle, the state comprising a precharge state or a discharge state;
- retaining the state in a latch during the read cycle;
- and
- driving a read signal output terminal via the read signal input terminal during the read cycle responsive to the discharge state.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable code for
- fabrication of an apparatus comprising:
- a read signal output terminal;
- a read signal input terminal to be in a precharge state prior to a read cycle and to be in a discharge state during the read cycle to indicate a first signal value;
- a latch comprising a latch input/output terminal;
- a transmission gate comprising a transmission gate input terminal coupled to the read signal input terminal and a transmission gate output terminal coupled to the latch input/output terminal;
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- a combinatorial gate comprising a gate output terminal coupled to the read signal output terminal, a first gate input terminal coupled to the read signal input terminal, and a second gate input terminal coupled to the latch input/output terminal;
- wherein the first gate input terminal is to drive the read signal output terminal during the read cycle responsive to the read signal input terminal in the discharge state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.