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公开(公告)号:US20210072894A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
申请号:US17012501
申请日:2020-09-04
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Giuseppe DESOLI , Anuj GROVER , Thomas BOESCH , Surinder Pal SINGH , Manuj AYODHYAWASI
Abstract: A memory array arranged as a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to operate at a determined voltage. A memory management circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells tags a first set of the plurality of memory cells as low-voltage cells and tags a second set of the plurality of memory cells as high-voltage cells. A power source provides a low voltage to the first set of memory cells and provides a high voltage to the second set of memory cells based on the tags.
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公开(公告)号:US20240045589A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US18488581
申请日:2023-10-17
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Giuseppe DESOLI , Anuj GROVER , Thomas BOESCH , Surinder Pal SINGH , Manuj AYODHYAWASI
CPC classification number: G06F3/0604 , G06F3/0619 , G06F3/0655 , G06F3/0679 , G06N3/08
Abstract: A memory array arranged as a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to operate at a determined voltage. A memory management circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells tags a first set of the plurality of memory cells as low-voltage cells and tags a second set of the plurality of memory cells as high-voltage cells. A power source provides a low voltage to the first set of memory cells and provides a high voltage to the second set of memory cells based on the tags.
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公开(公告)号:US20220269410A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17742987
申请日:2022-05-12
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Giuseppe DESOLI , Anuj GROVER , Thomas BOESCH , Surinder Pal SINGH , Manuj AYODHYAWASI
Abstract: A memory array arranged as a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to operate at a determined voltage. A memory management circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells tags a first set of the plurality of memory cells as low-voltage cells and tags a second set of the plurality of memory cells as high-voltage cells. A power source provides a low voltage to the first set of memory cells and provides a high voltage to the second set of memory cells based on the tags.
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公开(公告)号:US20230004354A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-05
申请号:US17940654
申请日:2022-09-08
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Tanmoy ROY , Anuj GROVER , Giuseppe DESOLI
Abstract: A memory array arranged in multiple columns and rows. Computation circuits that each calculate a computation value from cell values in a corresponding column. A column multiplexer cycles through multiple data lines that each corresponds to a computation circuit. Cluster cycle management circuitry determines a number of multiplexer cycles based on a number of columns storing data of a compute cluster. A sensing circuit obtains the computation values from the computation circuits via the column multiplexer as the column multiplexer cycles through the data lines. The sensing circuit combines the obtained computation values over the determined number of multiplexer cycles. A first clock may initiate the multiplexer to cycle through its data lines for the determined number of multiplexer cycles, and a second clock may initiate each individual cycle. The multiplexer or additional circuitry may be utilized to modify the order in which data is written to the columns.
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公开(公告)号:US20210181828A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-17
申请号:US17111373
申请日:2020-12-03
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Anuj GROVER , Giuseppe DESOLI , Kedar Janardan DHORI , Thomas BOESCH , Promod KUMAR
IPC: G06F1/3234 , G11C11/413 , G05F3/24 , G06F1/3287 , G06F15/78
Abstract: Systems and devices are provided to enable granular control over a retention or active state of each of a plurality of memory circuits, such as a plurality of memory cell arrays, within a memory. Each respective memory array of the plurality of memory arrays is coupled to a respective ballast driver and a respective active memory signal switch for the respective memory array. One or more voltage regulators are coupled to a ballast driver gate node and to a bias node of at least one of the respective memory arrays. In operation, the respective active memory signal switch for a respective memory array causes the respective memory array to transition between an active state for the respective memory array and a retention state for the respective memory array.
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公开(公告)号:US20230350483A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18338950
申请日:2023-06-21
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Anuj GROVER , Giuseppe DESOLI , Kedar Janardan DHORI , Thomas BOESCH , Promod KUMAR
IPC: G05F3/24 , G11C11/413 , G06F1/3234 , G06F1/3287 , G06F15/78
CPC classification number: G06F1/3275 , G05F3/24 , G06F1/3287 , G06F15/7821 , G11C11/413
Abstract: Systems and devices are provided to enable granular control over a retention or active state of each of a plurality of memory circuits, such as a plurality of memory cell arrays, within a memory. Each respective memory array of the plurality of memory arrays is coupled to a respective ballast driver and a respective active memory signal switch for the respective memory array. One or more voltage regulators are coupled to a ballast driver gate node and to a bias node of at least one of the respective memory arrays. In operation, the respective active memory signal switch for a respective memory array causes the respective memory array to transition between an active state for the respective memory array and a retention state for the respective memory array.
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公开(公告)号:US20220139453A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17578086
申请日:2022-01-18
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Inventor: Nitin CHAWLA , Tanmoy ROY , Anuj GROVER
Abstract: A memory management circuit stores information indicative of reliability-types of regions of a memory array. The memory management circuitry responds to a request to allocate memory in the memory array to a process by determining a request type associated with the request to allocate memory. Memory of the memory array is allocated to the process based on the request type associated with the request to allocate memory and the stored information indicative of reliability-types of regions of the memory array. The memory array may be a shared memory array. The memory array may be organized into rows and columns, and the regions of the memory array may be the rows of the memory array.
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公开(公告)号:US20230186983A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US18167580
申请日:2023-02-10
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Anuj GROVER , Tanmoy ROY , Nitin CHAWLA
IPC: G11C11/419 , H10B10/00
CPC classification number: G11C11/419 , H10B10/12
Abstract: An in-memory compute (IMC) device includes an array of memory cells and control logic coupled to the array of memory cells. The array of memory cells is arranged as a plurality of rows of cells intersecting a plurality of columns of cells. The array of memory cells includes a first subset of memory cells forming a plurality of computational engines at intersections of rows and columns of the first subset of the array of memory cells. The array also includes a second subset of memory cells forming a plurality of bias engines. The control logic, in operation, generates control signals to control the array of memory cells to perform a plurality of IMC operations using the computational engines, store results of the plurality of IMC operations in memory cells of the array, and computationally combine results of the plurality of IMC operations with respective bias values using the bias engines.
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公开(公告)号:US20210065776A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-04
申请号:US16994488
申请日:2020-08-14
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Anuj GROVER , Tanmoy ROY
IPC: G11C11/408 , G11C11/4091 , G11C11/4096 , G11C5/02
Abstract: A memory cell that performs in-memory compute operations, includes a pair of cross-coupled inverters and a pair of transistors for selective performance of read/write/hold operations associated with logic states of the pair of cross-coupled inverters. The memory cell further includes a set of transistors that are gate coupled to and symmetrically arranged about the pair of cross coupled inverters. Output nodes of the memory cell are located at terminals of the set of transistors and provide output based on logic states of the pair of cross coupled inverters and input nodes provided between pairs of the set of transistors. A memory cell array may be generated having a high density arrangement memory cells that can perform in-memory compute operations. The memory cells can be arranged as a neural network including a set of memory cell networks that provide logic output operations based on logic states of the respective memory cells.
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公开(公告)号:US20220328118A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17846578
申请日:2022-06-22
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Tanmoy ROY , Anuj GROVER
Abstract: A memory calibration system includes a memory array having a plurality of memory cells, a sensing circuit coupled to the memory array, and calibration circuitry. A pattern of test data is applied to the memory array in order to generate calibration information based on output provided by the first sensing circuit in response to the application of the pattern of test data to the memory array. The generated calibration information is stored in a distributed manner within memory cells of the memory array. Some of the generated calibration information may be combined with data values stored in the plurality of memory cells as part of one or more operations on the stored data values. The stored data values may be stored in an in-memory compute cluster of the memory array, such that operations on the stored data values include combining the multiple data values of the in-memory compute cluster with at least a portion of the generated calibration information as at least part of an in-memory compute operation for the in-memory compute cluster.
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