Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Word all zero memory
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Application No.: US16365542Application Date: 2019-03-26
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Publication No.: US10741249B1Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Michael Anthony Zampaglione
- Applicant: Synopsys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G11C16/08
- IPC: G11C16/08 ; G06F1/04 ; G11C16/32 ; G11C8/08

Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer memory including a memory array, an address decoder, and a wordline enable circuit. The wordline enable circuit includes a plurality of memory cells, each cell corresponding to a memory row of the memory array. Each memory cell stores a flag indicating whether a data row of the corresponding memory row should have a value of zero. The wordline enable circuit additionally includes multiple outputs, each corresponding to a memory row of the memory array. The wordline enable circuit outputs a signal having the first value (e.g., 1 or HI) through an output corresponding to the input address in response to receiving an input signal having the first value and the flag being stored by the memory cell corresponding to the input address having a first flag value.
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