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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Prashant Kenkare, Austin, TX (US);
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ambica Ashok, Austin, TX (US);
Prashant Kenkare, Austin, TX (US);
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ambica Ashok, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for pipelining a memory in an integrated circuit includes providing a first clock phase and providing a second clock phase, wherein the first clock phase and the second clock phase are at least partially non-overlapping. The method further includes providing a first memory array and providing a second memory array, wherein the second memory array shares a wordline with the first memory array. The method further includes using said wordline to select at least one row of the first memory array during the first clock phase. The method further includes using said wordline to select at least one row of the second memory array during the second clock phase.