The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Pavel Poplevine, Foster City, CA (US);
Annie-Li-Keow Lum, Milpitas, CA (US);
Weipeng Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew J. Franklin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A SRAM system which provides for reduced power consumption. The SRAM system utilizes an array of bit cells. Columns of bit cells in the array are partitioned into sections. Each section of bit cells shares a local bit line. A sector select circuit provides for precharging the local bit lines. The sector select circuit also includes a mux for connecting a local bit line to a global bit line. The sector select circuit includes a device for detecting when a sector select signal and a column select signal are present. When both of these signals are present the sector select circuit couples the local bit line with the global bit line, and disengages the precharging of the local bit line.