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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emdadur R. Khan, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd W. Richmond, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ; G11C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ; G11C 8/00 ;
Abstract
A method for generating a memory of various sizes and configurations uses a plurality of banks. The banks are selected to meet memory requirements and size constraints and are arranged in an orthogonal array. Critical paths are minimized using commercially available software.