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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Alexandre P. Ferreira, Austin, TX (US);

Jente B. Kuang, Austin, TX (US);

Janani Mukundan, Ithaca, NY (US);

Karthick Rajamani, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/16 (2006.01); G11C 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/12 (2013.01); G11C 11/1653 (2013.01); G11C 11/1673 (2013.01);
Abstract

A memory is provided that comprises a bank of non-volatile memory cells configured into a plurality of banklets. Each banklet in the plurality of banklets can be enabled separately and independently of the other banklets in the bank of non-volatile memory cells. The memory further comprises peripheral banklet circuitry, coupled to the bank of a non-volatile memory array, that is configured to enable selected subsets of bit lines within a selected banklet within the plurality of banklets. Moreover, the memory comprises banklet select circuitry, coupled to the peripheral banklet circuitry, that is configured to select data associated with a selected banklet for reading out from the banklet or writing to the banklet.


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