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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Rajiv Kumar Sisodia, Bangalore, IN;
Renu Rawat, Bangalore, IN;
Paul Darren Hoxey, Cambridge, GB;
Vikash, Bangalore, IN;
Kumaraswamy Ramanathan, Austin, TX (US);
Sanjay Mangal, Austin, TX (US);
Yew Keong Chong, Austin, TX (US);
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A circuit includes a bitcell array having a plurality of bitlines, and an I/O functional unit to read data stored in the bitcell array. The I/O functional unit includes a first multiplexer to select a first input port or a first bitline among a first group of bitlines, a first latch to latch the output of the first multiplexer, a second multiplexer to select a second input port or a second bitline among a second group of bitlines. The second input port is coupled to an output port of the first latch. The I/O functional unit further includes a second latch to latch the output of the second multiplexer.