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US 6,298,005 B1Granted
Configurable memory block
AssigneeCypress Semiconductor Corporation
InventorGreg J. Landry
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Abstract
A circuit and method comprising a memory array and a plurality of address circuits. The memory may comprise a plurality of storage elements each configured to read and write data in response to an internal address signal. The plurality of address circuits may each be configured to generate one of said internal address signals in response to (i) an external address signal, (ii) a clock signal and (iii) a control signal.
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A circuit comprising:
- a memory comprising a plurality of storage elements each configured to store data in response to one of a plurality of internal address signals;
- a plurality of address circuits each configured to generate one of said plurality of internal address signals in response to (i) an external address signal, (ii) a clock signal and (iii) a control signal;
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- a plurality of bitline loads, each connected to one of a plurality of bitline pairs.
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A circuit comprising:
- means for storing data in a plurality of storage elements in response to one of a plurality of internal address signals;
- means for generating each of said plurality of internal address signals in response to (i) an external address signal, (ii) a clock signal and (iii) a control signal;
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- means for connecting each of a plurality of bitline loads to one of a plurality of bitline pairs.
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A method for reading and writing data to a plurality of storage elements comprising the steps of:
- (A) configuring each of said storage elements to store data in response to one of a plurality of internal address signals;
- (B) generating each of said plurality of internal address signals in response to (i) an external address signal, (ii) a clock signal and (iii) a control signal;
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- (C) connecting each of a plurality of bitline loads to one of a plurality of bitline pairs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.