GB2300952B - Variable depth and width memory device - Google Patents

Variable depth and width memory device

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Publication number
GB2300952B
GB2300952B GB9610055A GB9610055A GB2300952B GB 2300952 B GB2300952 B GB 2300952B GB 9610055 A GB9610055 A GB 9610055A GB 9610055 A GB9610055 A GB 9610055A GB 2300952 B GB2300952 B GB 2300952B
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Prior art keywords
memory device
variable depth
width memory
width
depth
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GB9610055A
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GB9610055D0 (en
Inventor
Chiakang Sung
Wanli Chang
Joseph Huang
Richard G Cliff
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Altera Corp
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Altera Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/442,795 external-priority patent/US5689195A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1015—Read-write modes for single port memories, i.e. having either a random port or a serial port
    • G11C7/1045—Read-write mode select circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
    • G11C11/4076—Timing circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/4063—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing
    • G11C11/407—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing for memory cells of the field-effect type
    • G11C11/408—Address circuits
    • G11C11/4087—Address decoders, e.g. bit - or word line decoders; Multiple line decoders
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C7/00—Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store
    • G11C7/10—Input/output [I/O] data interface arrangements, e.g. I/O data control circuits, I/O data buffers
    • G11C7/1006—Data managing, e.g. manipulating data before writing or reading out, data bus switches or control circuits therefor

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GB9610055A 1995-05-17 1996-05-14 Variable depth and width memory device Expired - Lifetime GB2300952B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/442,795 US5689195A (en) 1995-05-17 1995-05-17 Programmable logic array integrated circuit devices
US08/555,109 US5717901A (en) 1995-05-17 1995-11-08 Variable depth and width memory device

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GB9610055D0 GB9610055D0 (en) 1996-07-17
GB2300952A GB2300952A (en) 1996-11-20
GB2300952B true GB2300952B (en) 1999-09-29

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IL116792A (en) * 1996-01-16 2000-01-31 Chip Express Israel Ltd Customizable integrated circuit device

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EP0156316A2 (en) * 1984-03-24 1985-10-02 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Memory device with data access control
US4593373A (en) * 1982-08-09 1986-06-03 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for producing n-bit outputs from an m-bit microcomputer
US5146428A (en) * 1989-02-07 1992-09-08 Hitachi, Ltd. Single chip gate array
US5396608A (en) * 1993-06-28 1995-03-07 Analog Devices, Inc. Method and apparatus for accessing variable length words in a memory array

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4593373A (en) * 1982-08-09 1986-06-03 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for producing n-bit outputs from an m-bit microcomputer
EP0156316A2 (en) * 1984-03-24 1985-10-02 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Memory device with data access control
US5146428A (en) * 1989-02-07 1992-09-08 Hitachi, Ltd. Single chip gate array
US5396608A (en) * 1993-06-28 1995-03-07 Analog Devices, Inc. Method and apparatus for accessing variable length words in a memory array

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