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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Slamowitz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Douglas D. Smith, Mesa, AZ (US);
David W. Knebelsberger, Tempe, AZ (US);
Myron Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for improving speed and increasing performance in a multi-port register file memory or SRAM including at least one storage element and other circuitry that operate synchronously or asynchronously. The method comprises differentially sensing a small voltage swing in the multi-port memory using a two-stage analog-style sense amplifier including at least one trip-level-shifted inverter device.