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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1999
Dmitry G Netis, Beacon, NY (US);
L Brian Ji, Fishkill, NY (US);
Toshiaki Kirihata, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A wordline activation delay monitor circuit is disclosed herein which includes a sample wordline located within a data-storing array of a memory, wherein the sample wordline is selected or activated by circuitry having substantially the same structure or location within the memory as circuitry which selects or activates wordlines of the data-storing array. A circuit is disclosed which determines a wordline activation delay for a first subarray group within the memory by activating a sample wordline which is located within a data-storing array of a second subarray group. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.