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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicant:
Christophe Frey, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Christophe Frey, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A random access memory array includes random access memory elements arranged in a rows and columns. Each row is divided into a plurality of row groups of elements and each column is divided into a plurality of column groups of elements. The elements in each row group share a common local write digit line and the elements in each column group share a common local write bit line. The array further includes at least one global write digit line coupled to the common local write digit lines of plural row groups, and at least one global write bit line coupled to the common local write bit lines of plural column groups.