Multiport memory element circuitry

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9576617
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14297063

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Integrated circuits with multiport memory elements may be provided. A multiport memory element may include a latching circuit, a first set of address transistors, and a second set of address transistors. The latching circuit may include cross-coupled inverters, each of which includes a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor. The first set of address transistors may couple the latching circuit to a write port, whereas the second set of address transistors may couple the latching circuit to a read port. The pull-down transistors and the second set of address transistors may have body bias terminals that are controlled by a control signal. During data loading operations, the control signal may be temporarily elevated to weaken the pull-down transistors and the second set of address transistors to improve the write margin of the multiport memory element.

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TAHOE RESEARCH LTDBLANCHARDSTOWN CORPORATE PARK 2 PLAZA 255 SUITE 2A DUBLIN D15 YH6H

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lee, Shih-Lin S San Jose, US 13 61
McElheny, Peter J Morgan Hill, US 22 101
Singh, Preminder Fremont, US 7 20
Sinha, Shankar Redwood City, US 26 118

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