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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996

Filed:

Sep. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

Jerry D Moench, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; G11C / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257776 ; 257773 ; 257758 ; 257664 ; 365207 ; 365 63 ;
Abstract

An SRAM array configuration includes even bitline pairs which each laterally interchange at a crossover placed at the 1/2 point along the length of the bitline pairs, and which SRAM array includes odd bitline pairs which each laterally interchange at each of two associated crossovers at the 1/4 and 3/4 points along the length of the bitline pairs. Consequently, signals or noise resident on neighboring bitline pairs or other neighboring conductive structure couple a common-mode voltage onto a given bitline pair through lateral parasitic capacitance to the neighboring conductive structure. Such a common-mode noise signal does not affect the differential signal on the given bitline pair. This interlaced configuration is useful for one or more pairs of differential signal lines, whether used within an SRAM array or for global interconnect between circuit blocks.


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