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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
L Brian Ji, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Toshiaki Kirihata, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed herein for stabilizing the current dissipation, voltage drop, and heating effects related to accessing blocks within first and second storage units of a double memory unit. The system includes a row selection unit located between the first and second storage units, which accesses storage locations of the first and second storage units according to first and second selection signals conducted from the outer extremities of the double memory unit to selected row locations. The blocks at corresponding distances from the outer extremities are numbered differently such that the sum of lengths of signal travel of the first and second selection signals to the numbered blocks remains relatively constant regardless of the block number which is selected for access.