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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher J. Gonzalez, Shelburne, VT (US);
Vinod Ramadurai, S. Burlington, VT (US);
Norman J. Rohrer, Underhill, VT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher J. Gonzalez, Shelburne, VT (US);
Vinod Ramadurai, S. Burlington, VT (US);
Norman J. Rohrer, Underhill, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A static random access memory (SRAM) circuit includes first SRAM cell and a second SRAM cell that are configured to operate in a shared mode and/or an independent mode. In one example, a shared mode includes the sharing of a memory node of a first SRAM cell. In another example, an independent mode includes isolating a first SRAM cell from a second SRAM cell such that they operate independently.