SG11201705246UA - Metal layers for a three-port bit cell - Google Patents

Metal layers for a three-port bit cell

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SG11201705246UA
SG11201705246UA SG11201705246UA SG11201705246UA SG11201705246UA SG 11201705246U A SG11201705246U A SG 11201705246UA SG 11201705246U A SG11201705246U A SG 11201705246UA SG 11201705246U A SG11201705246U A SG 11201705246UA SG 11201705246U A SG11201705246U A SG 11201705246UA
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metal layers
bit cell
port bit
port
cell
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SG11201705246UA
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Niladri Narayan Mojumder
Ritu Chaba
Ping Liu
Stanley Seungchul Song
Zhongze Wang
Choh Fei Yeap
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Qualcomm Inc
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    • G11C11/41—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 static cells with positive feedback, i.e. cells not needing refreshing or charge regeneration, e.g. bistable multivibrator or Schmitt trigger
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JP (1) JP6884103B2 (zh)
KR (2) KR102504733B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN107210295B (zh)
BR (1) BR112017017345B1 (zh)
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