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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
John Christian Holst, Saratoga, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to static random access memory (SRAM), and more specifically, to a low-power, row-oriented memory write assist circuit. The SRAM may generally comprise an array of bit cells arranged in rows and columns, wherein each bit cell in a row is selected for writing via a corresponding wordline for that row and wherein each bit cell in a column is coupled to a corresponding pair of bitlines for supplying complementary data values, and at least one row-oriented write assist circuit configured to temporarily reduce, to a desired voltage level, a voltage on an internal voltage line used to supply power to the bit cells of a row selected for writing.