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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Chanhee OH, Austin, TX (US);
John F. Croix, Austin, TX (US);
Curtis L. Ratzlaff, Austin, TX (US);
Ramon D. Acosta, Austin, TX (US);
Chanhee Oh, Austin, TX (US);
John F. Croix, Austin, TX (US);
Curtis L. Ratzlaff, Austin, TX (US);
Ramon D. Acosta, Austin, TX (US);
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises creating a simulation model for a column of bit cells in a memory, simulating the simulation model to generate a result; and displaying the result for a user. Each of the bit cells in the column is coupled to a different wordline, and the simulation model comprises one or more linear elements in place of a nonlinear element in each bit cell that is coupled to an inactive wordline. The one or more linear elements approximate a behavior of the nonlinear element while the wordline is inactive. A computer accessible storage medium storing a simulator that implements the method is contemplated, and the simulator itself is also contemplated, in various embodiments.