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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2010
Applicants:

David Hugh Mcintyre, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jimmy L. Reaves, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Hugh McIntyre, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jimmy L. Reaves, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A multi-port memory array is disclosed. The memory array includes a plurality of memory subblocks and an output network. Each memory subblock includes a plurality of single-read-port memory cells. The output network is configured to redirect information read for a first read port to a second read port on a condition that an equivalence signal indicates that read addresses for the first read port and the second read port are the same. The latching and multiplexing operation may be integrated. The memory cells may be 6-transistor synchronous random access memory (SRAM) cells, 8-transistor SRAM cells, or any type of memory cells.


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