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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane E Galbi, Jericho, VT (US);
Michael P Clinton, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Mark W Kellogg, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36523003 ; 365 63 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory chip architecture is described implementing of a multi-bit data control function which enables independent control of at least a plurality of data bits via a single control signal. A logically organized memory chip is organized as a 2.sup.n x 4 chip in which one control (CAS0) signal enables a single data bit and another control (CAS1) signal enables the remaining three data bits. By organizing data control on chips in this manner, it becomes possible to optimize design modules such that a minimum number of control signals are used.