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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Spencer M. Gold, Pepperell, MA (US);
Joseph R. Siegel, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides logic to write data to a multi-ported memory array. The memory array is comprised of a plurality of memory banks and a common write word line shared by the memory banks. The memory array includes a plurality of write buffers, wherein each write buffer is associated with one of the memory banks. The memory array further comprises a selector module for selecting a write buffer to write data into its associated memory bank. The memory array further includes a writing module within the write buffer for writing data into the selected memory bank by way of a signal to the memory bank.