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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2006
Sudhir Kumar Madan, Richardson, TX (US);
Hugh P. Mcadams, McKinney, TX (US);
Sung-wei Lin, Plano, TX (US);
Sudhir Kumar Madan, Richardson, TX (US);
Hugh P. Mcadams, McKinney, TX (US);
Sung-Wei Lin, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention relates to a method for accessing a memory device. One embodiment relates to a method for accessing a memory device. In the method during a read operation, one data value is provided on a local IO line while complimentary local IO line that is associated with the local IO line is inactivated. During a write operation, another data value is provided on the local IO line and a complimentary data value is provided on the complimentary local IO line. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.