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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 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 shared row decoder and shared row decoding method are disclosed herein which provides separate timed selection signals to each of a first memory unit and a second memory unit. The shared row decoder includes an address input circuit responsive to the states of a plurality of address signals and which provides an enabling or disabling input. In addition, first and second selection circuits are provided which are responsive to enabled conditions of first and second block selection inputs, first and second timing signals, respectively and enabling input of the address input circuit to provide separate timed selection signals to the first and second memory units, respectively.