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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Gus Yeung, Austin, TX (US);
Amarnath Shanmugam, Austin, TX (US);
Yew Keong Chong, New Braunfels, TX (US);
Jacek Wiatrowski, Austin, TX (US);
Gus Yeung, Austin, TX (US);
Amarnath Shanmugam, Austin, TX (US);
Yew Keong Chong, New Braunfels, TX (US);
Jacek Wiatrowski, Austin, TX (US);
ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
An integrated circuit memoryincorporates a first array of bit cellsand a second array of bit cellswith word line driver circuitrydisposed therebetween. Word line helper circuitryis disposed at the opposite edges of the arrayto the word line driver circuitry. The helper circuitry is responsive to the word line signal on a word linebeing driven towards an asserted value to switch on and further drive the word line signal towards the asserted value. The helper circuitry is switched off by a global reset signal, which may be a self-timed global reset signal.