Memories with front end precharge

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2011-08-30

2011-08-30

Le, Vu A (Department: 2824)

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Precharge

C365S185250, C365S233110

Reexamination Certificate

active

08009495

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses and systems of operating digital memory where the digital memory device including a plurality of memory cells receives a command to perform an operation on a set of memory cells, where the set of memory cells contains fewer memory cells than the device as a whole and where the device performs the operation including selectively precharging on the front end of the operation, in response to the received command, only a set of bit lines associated with the set of memory cells.

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