IP Library Granted Patent US 7,260,020
Granted Patent B2
US 7,260,020 · App. 11/191,803 · Granted Aug 21, 2007

Synchronous global controller for enhanced pipelining

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Patent No.
US 7,260,020
App. No.
11/191,803
Granted
Aug 21, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for processing the read and write operations in a memory architecture. The system processing the read and write operations includes at least one local memory block and a synchronously controlled global controller coupled to the local memory block and adapted to extend the high portion of a clock pulse. The method for processing the read and write operations includes skewing a clock pulse using at least one word line interfacing with the global controller.

Claims (6)

1. A controller adapted to generate different clock pulses for read and write operations in a memory block, wherein said different clock pulses are extended by said controller, and further adapted to skew at least one pre-charge signal for at least a read operation.

2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said different clock pulses is based on a received signal.

3. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein said memory block comprises at least one memory cell.

4. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein said memory block comprises at least one local decoder.

5. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein said memory block comprises at least one local sense amp.

6. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein said memory block comprises at least one local controller.

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