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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
John Reginald Riley, Austin, TX (US);
Mohammed Hasan Taufique, Austin, TX (US);
John Reginald Riley, Austin, TX (US);
Mohammed Hasan Taufique, Austin, TX (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment a low voltage high performance memory system is disclosed. The system can include a bit cell, a first pass gate coupled to the bit cell to receive a write signal, a second pass gate coupled to the bit cell to receive the write signal, and an supply current controller to reduce current to at least a portion of the bit cell and to supply current to another portion of the cell in response to a write control signal and a data signal during a bit cell transition. Reducing the current to a portion of the bit cell and supplying current to another portion of the bit cell during transition can allow the bit cell to transition to a different state faster and can reduce the effects of device variations that manifest during low voltage operation. Other embodiments are also disclosed.