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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Keith A. Ford, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Iulian C. Gradinariu, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Bogdan I. Georgescu, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Sean B. Mulholland, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John J. Silver, Monument, CO (US);
Danny L. Rose, Monument, CO (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit comprising a plurality of groups of memory cells and a control circuit. The plurality of groups of memory cells may each (i) have a first and a second bitline and (ii) configured to read and write data to one or more of the plurality of groups of memory cells. The control circuit may be configured to select an active group of the plurality of groups in response to one or more control signals. The control circuit may be implemented within the groups of memory cells.