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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Daune Atwell, Spicewood, TX (US);
Michael L. Longwell, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey Van Myers, Driftwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ; G11C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ; G11C 2/900 ;
Abstract
A plurality of memory tiles ( ) are arranged to form a tiled memory array ( ) in an integrated circuit device ( ). In accordance with the present invention, each of the memory tiles ( ) in the tiled memory array ( ) has charge source circuitry ( ) to provided the sufficient reference voltages for proper operation of the memory tile ( ). In addition, each memory tile ( ) may include local error detection and correction circuitry ( b). To facilitate reliable operation, each memory tile may also include redundant rows and/or columns, and appropriate redundancy control circuitry ( 41 ).