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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Michael T. Fragano, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Robert M. Houle, Williston, VT (US);
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Michael T. Fragano, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Robert M. Houle, Williston, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for sensing the contents of a memory cell within a static random access memory (SRAM) includes holding a bit line associated with the memory cell at a zero voltage potential when the memory cell is not being accessed; energizing the bit line to a first voltage potential different than the zero voltage potential during an access of the memory cell; and sensing the memory cell contents when the associated bit line has reached the first voltage potential.