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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Pankaj Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Vaibhav V. Prabhu, Karnataka, IN;
Krishnan S. Rengarajan, Karnataka, IN;
Pankaj Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Vaibhav V. Prabhu, Karnataka, IN;
Krishnan S. Rengarajan, Karnataka, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A dynamic wordline assist circuit for improving performance of an SRAM. An SRAM is disclosed that includes a plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell is coupled to a wordline and a pair of bitlines; and a wordline assist circuit coupled to the wordline, wherein the wordline assist circuit includes a first input for activating the wordline assist circuit during a read or write cycle and includes a second input for deactivating the wordline assist circuit during the read or write cycle after a delay.