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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Lsi Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rahul Sahu, Bangalore, IN;
Dharmendra Kumar Rai, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory includes a number of storage elements connected to a pair of bit-lines, a bit-line pre-charging circuit, a sense amplifier connected to the pair of bit-lines through a column-select switch, a transition detection circuit connected to an output of the sense amplifier, and a local pre-charge control circuit connected to the transition detection circuit and having a local pre-charge control signal output connected to the bit-line pre-charging circuit.