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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheng-Chung Tsao, Hsinchu, TW;
Tien-Ler Lin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Integrated Memory Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit chip suitable for use in either a single chip packaged configuration or a multi-chip packaged configuration is disclosed. The chip has a conventional memory circuit portion and a control circuit portion. In operation as a single chip packaged configuration, the control circuit portion is inactive. In a multi-chip packaged configuration, the control circuit serves to prolong the activation of the currently addressed memory chip, while delaying the activation of the memory chip which is to be addressed in the next memory address cycle.