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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Minki Cho, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Jaydeep Kulkarni, Portland, OR (US);
Carlos Tokunaga, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Muhammad Khellah, Tigard, OR (US);
James Tschanz, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided which includes: a first power supply node; a second power supply node; a memory bit-cell coupled to the second power supply node; a circuitry coupled to the first and second power supply nodes, the circuitry to operate in a diode-connected mode; and a transistor coupled in parallel to the circuitry, wherein the transistor is controllable by a digital signal such that when the transistor is to turn on, it is to apply voltage and/or current stress to the memory bit-cell.