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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul A. Bunce, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John D. Davis, Wallkill, NY (US);
Diana M. Henderson, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Jigar J. Vora, Westborough, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory arrays, each memory array including a plurality of memory cells. The apparatus includes a plurality of global bit lines and each one of the global bit lines is connected to a plurality of local bit lines, which are in turn connected to a plurality of memory cells. The apparatus includes a plurality of global bit line (GBL) latches and each GBL latch is located along a separate global bit line to latch a signal along the respective global bit line. The apparatus further includes a plurality of solar bit lines configured to connect the global bit lines to an output latch via a plurality of logic gates.