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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:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Stmicroelectronics Pvt Ltd., Uttar Pradesh, IN;

Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Inventors:

Danilo Rimondi, Mozzo, IT;

Carolina Selva, Cologno Monzese, IT;

Ashish Kumar, Ranchi, IN;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/413 (2006.01); G11C 7/20 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 29/12 (2006.01); G11C 29/24 (2006.01); G11C 11/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2013.01); G11C 7/20 (2013.01); G11C 7/227 (2013.01); G11C 11/413 (2013.01); G11C 29/12015 (2013.01); G11C 29/24 (2013.01); G11C 11/41 (2013.01);
Abstract

A static random access memory (SRAM) device includes a memory array of a plurality of memory cells, a controller that receives an external clock signal formed by a succession of external pulses and generates an internal clock signal formed by a succession of internal pulses, and a driving circuit that receives the internal clock signal. The controller is operable in a first mode, wherein the controller generates, for each external pulse, a corresponding internal pulse and the controller controls the driving circuit so that the driving circuitry carries out one access to the memory array for each internal pulse. The controller is further operable in a second mode, wherein the controller generates, for each external pulse, a pair of internal pulses, and the controller controls the driving circuitry so that, for each pair of internal pulses, the driving circuitry writes a first data item in a set of memory cells, and then reads the set of memory cells, so as to acquire a second data item.


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