Embedded MRAMs including dual read ports

Processing equipment with embedded MRAMs comprising;

• a data processing device fabricated on a semiconductor chip;
• MRAM cells fabricated on the semiconductor chip to form a dual bank memory in communication with the data processing device;
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• circuitry coupled to the data processing device and the dual bank memory for providing simultaneous read access to the dual bank memory.

A method of fabricating data processing equipment comprising the steps of:

• fabricating a program or instruction memory;
• fabricating a boot memory;
• fabricating a cache memory;
• fabricating a plurality of shift registers;
• fabricating a data processing device on a semiconductor chip, in communication with the program or instruction memory, boot memory, cache memory, and plurality of shift registers, all of which are fabricated on a semiconductor chip;
• and
• fabricating MRAM cells un the semiconductor chip as a data memory in communication with the data processing device, the data memory including circuitry providing a dual port read function to provide simultaneous data outputs to the data processing device.

Processing equipment with embedded MRAMs comprising

• a data memory
• a boot memory;
• a cache memory;
• a plurality of shift registers;
• a data processing device in communication with the data memory, boot memory, cache memory, and plurality of shift registers, all of which are fabricated on a semiconductor chip;
• and
• MRAM cells fabricated on the semiconductor chip as an instruction memory in communication with the data processing device, the instruction memory including circuitry providing a dual port read function to provide simultaneous data outputs to the data processing device.