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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Yuen H. Chan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Silke Penth, Holzgerlingen, DE;
David E. Schmitt, Rochester, MN (US);
Tobias Werner, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
It is provided a memory circuit comprising n inputs; n+1 columns, wherein each column is connected to a plurality of memory cells; wherein the i-th (1≦i≦n−1) column is configured to be conductive connectable to the i-th input or to the (i+1)-th input or neither to the i-th input nor to the (i+1)-th input; a first FET and a second FET in series configured for connecting the i-th column to a defined voltage level; wherein a first gate signal renders the first FET conductive, if the i-th column is not in conductive connection with the i-th input; wherein a second gate signal renders the second FET conductive, if the i-th column is not in conductive connection with the (i+1)-th input.