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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Novelics, LLC, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided that includes: a plurality of rows of memory cells, each of the memory cell rows being arranged into columns, wherein each of the memory cell rows is crossed by a row of four word lines, and wherein each of the columns is crossed by a bit line; a plurality of sense amplifiers corresponding to the bit lines such that a single sense amplifier corresponds to every four bit lines; and a plurality of 4:1 multiplexers corresponding to the plurality of sense amplifiers, each 4:1 multiplexer coupling its corresponding sense amplifier to its corresponding four bit lines.