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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Scott T. Becker, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott T. Becker, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Artisan Components, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device design is provided. The memory device includes a memory core having a depth that defines a plurality of words, and a word width that is defined by multiple pairs of a global bitline and a global complementary bitline. The memory device further includes a core cell having a bitline and a complementary bitline, and a flipped core cell that has a flipped bitline and a flipped complementary bitline. The multiple pairs of the global bitline and the global complementary bitline have a plurality of core cells that are defined by alternating ones of the core cell and the flipped core.