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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Oliver Keren Ban, Austin, TX (US);
Xiangang Cheng, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric James St. Amand, New Paltz, NY (US);
Oliver Keren Ban, Austin, TX (US);
Xiangang Cheng, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric James St. Amand, New Paltz, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for increasing efficiency associated with data access. In one illustrative embodiment a memory chip is presented comprising of a plurality of memory units for storing data; a plurality of processing units for processing the data; and a word line and a bit line external to the plurality of memory units, wherein the plurality of processing units directly access the word line and the bit line in accessing the data.