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公开(公告)号:US20240304265A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18219289
申请日:2023-07-07
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Ettore Amirante , Vivek Asthana , Yew Keong Chong , Jean-Christophe Vial
CPC classification number: G11C17/126 , G11C7/18
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are related to a device including a bitcell having a bitcell layout with a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a via programming layer. The device may have a via marking layer provided in the bitcell layout for the bitcell, and the via marking layer controls optical proximity correction of the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250103129A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18474400
申请日:2023-09-26
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Andy Wangkun Chen , Yew Keong Chong , Sriram Thyagarajan , Munish Kumar , Vivek Asthana , Andrew John Turner , Alex James Waugh
IPC: G06F1/3296 , G06F12/0815
Abstract: A memory instance comprises a plurality of banks of storage cells to store data values, and input/output circuitry shared between the plurality of banks for receiving write data or outputting read data. Each bank of storage cells supports a power saving mode and an operational mode. A control interface receives power control signals for controlling use of the power saving mode. Bank power control circuitry individually controls, for each of a plurality of subsets of banks of storage cells within the same memory instance, whether that subset of banks is in the power saving mode based on the power control signals. For at least one setting for the power control signals, one subset of banks is in the power saving mode while another subset of banks in the same memory instance is in the operational mode. Also disclosed is power control circuitry which selects the power mode to use for each subset of banks and generates the power control signals.
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公开(公告)号:US10425076B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US16042949
申请日:2018-07-23
Applicant: ARM Limited
Inventor: Lalit Gupta , Vivek Nautiyal , Andy Wangkun Chen , Jitendra Dasani , Bo Zheng , Akshay Kumar , Vivek Asthana
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a circuit. The circuit may include a memory circuit having a first latch. The circuit may include a power-on-reset circuit having a second latch coupled to the first latch. The second latch may be configured to reset the first latch to a predetermined state at power-up.
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公开(公告)号:US20190267049A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US15904292
申请日:2018-02-23
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Vivek Asthana , Nitin Jindal , Saikat Kumar Banik
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit having core circuitry with an array of bitcells arranged in columns of bitcells that may represent bits. A first column of bitcells may represent a nearest bit of the bits, and a last column of bitcells may represent a farthest bit of the bits. The integrated circuit may include sense amplifier circuitry coupled to the core circuitry to assist with accessing data stored in the array of bitcells. The integrated circuit may include multiplexer circuitry coupled to the sense amplifier circuitry. The integrated circuit may include first bypass circuitry coupled to outputs of the sense amplifier circuitry at the farthest bit. The integrated circuit may include second bypass circuitry coupled to an output of the multiplexer circuitry at the nearest bit.
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公开(公告)号:US20170317672A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-02
申请号:US15143197
申请日:2016-04-29
Applicant: ARM Limited
Inventor: Lalit Gupta , Vivek Nautiyal , Andy Wangkun Chen , Jitendra Dasani , Bo Zheng , Akshay Kumar , Vivek Asthana
CPC classification number: H03K17/223 , G11C5/148
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a circuit. The circuit may include a memory circuit having a first latch. The circuit may include a power-on-reset circuit having a second latch coupled to the first latch. The second latch may be configured to reset the first latch to a predetermined state at power-up.
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公开(公告)号:US20240153551A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US17980335
申请日:2022-11-03
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Andy Wangkun Chen , Vivek Asthana , Sony , Ettore Amirante , Yew Keong Chong
IPC: G11C11/418
CPC classification number: G11C11/418
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are related to a device having multi-page memory with a first core array and bitcells accessible via first wordlines and a second core array with bitcells accessible via second wordlines. The device may have wordline drivers coupled to the bitcells in the first core array via the first wordlines and to the bitcells in the second core array via the second wordlines. The device may have buried metal lines formed within a substrate, and the buried metal lines may be used to couple the wordline drivers to the first wordlines.
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公开(公告)号:US10418124B1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-17
申请号:US15904292
申请日:2018-02-23
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Vivek Asthana , Nitin Jindal , Saikat Kumar Banik
IPC: G11C7/06 , G11C29/00 , G11C7/10 , G11C8/06 , G11C8/12 , G11C29/56 , G11C29/28 , G11C16/04 , G11C29/12 , G11C29/14
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit having core circuitry with an array of bitcells arranged in columns of bitcells that may represent bits. A first column of bitcells may represent a nearest bit of the bits, and a last column of bitcells may represent a farthest bit of the bits. The integrated circuit may include sense amplifier circuitry coupled to the core circuitry to assist with accessing data stored in the array of bitcells. The integrated circuit may include multiplexer circuitry coupled to the sense amplifier circuitry. The integrated circuit may include first bypass circuitry coupled to outputs of the sense amplifier circuitry at the farthest bit. The integrated circuit may include second bypass circuitry coupled to an output of the multiplexer circuitry at the nearest bit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190066769A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US15690562
申请日:2017-08-30
Applicant: ARM Limited
Inventor: Vivek Asthana , Nitin Jindal , Nikhil Kaushik , Kapil Mittal , Divyank Gupta , Shakir Malik , Stefi Bhavsar
IPC: G11C11/418 , H01L27/11
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may include dummy wordline circuitry having a dummy wordline driver coupled to a dummy wordline load via a dummy wordline. The integrated circuit may include underdrive circuitry coupled to the dummy wordline between the dummy wordline driver and the dummy wordline load. The underdrive circuitry may generate an underdrive on the dummy wordline when the dummy wordline is selected and driven by the dummy wordline driver.
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公开(公告)号:US10217506B1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-26
申请号:US15690562
申请日:2017-08-30
Applicant: ARM Limited
Inventor: Vivek Asthana , Nitin Jindal , Nikhil Kaushik , Kapil Mittal , Divyank Gupta , Shakir Malik , Stefi Bhavsar
IPC: G11C11/418 , H01L27/11 , G11C11/419 , H01L21/8238
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may include dummy wordline circuitry having a dummy wordline driver coupled to a dummy wordline load via a dummy wordline. The integrated circuit may include underdrive circuitry coupled to the dummy wordline between the dummy wordline driver and the dummy wordline load. The underdrive circuitry may generate an underdrive on the dummy wordline when the dummy wordline is selected and driven by the dummy wordline driver.
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公开(公告)号:US11475944B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US17107559
申请日:2020-11-30
Applicant: Arm Limited
Inventor: Rahul Mathur , Vivek Asthana , Ankur Garcia Goel , Nikhil Kaushik , Rachit Ahuja , Bikas Maiti , Yew Keong Chong
IPC: G11C11/419 , G11C11/418
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit having a wordline driver coupled to a bitcell via a wordline. The integrated circuit may include a read assist transistor coupled to the wordline between the wordline driver and the bitcell. While activated, the read assist transistor may generate an adaptive underdrive on the wordline, the level of which depends on the process, temperature and voltage of operation of the memory, when the wordline is selected and driven by the wordline driver.
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