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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

May. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Ferroelectric Memory Gmbh, Dresden, DE;

Inventors:

Corrado Villa, Sovico, IT;

Stefano Sivero, Comun Nuovo, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/544 (2006.01); G06F 7/523 (2006.01); G11C 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/5443 (2013.01); G06F 7/523 (2013.01); G11C 11/221 (2013.01); G11C 11/223 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various aspects relate to a multiply and accumulate circuit, the multiply and accumulate circuit including: a plurality of multiply operation cells configured in a matrix arrangement. A respective multiply operation cell of the multiply operation cells includes: a field-effect transistor and a programmable switch in a series connection, wherein the field-effect transistor and the programmable switch are configured to control a current flow through the respective multiply operation cell to realize a multiplication operation. The multiply operation cells of a set of the plurality of multiply operation cells share a corresponding control line to realize an accumulation operation in addition to the multiply operations carried out by the set of multiply operation cells.


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