Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-01
2008-11-25
Whitmore, Stacy A (Department: 2825)
Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor
Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
C716S030000, C716S030000, C365S051000, C365S063000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07458040
ABSTRACT:
Resettable memory implemented using memory without reset and methods and apparatuses to design the same. A resettable memory may include: a plurality of resettable memory cells; a plurality of memory units; and a reset information propagation logic coupled to the resettable memory cells and the memory units. The reset information propagation logic is to write reset information into a portion of the memory units when one of the resettable memory cells has a reset value and one of the memory units is written into. Alternatively, a resettable memory may include: a memory unit; a resettable finite state machine to change state in response to write request to the memory unit; and a selector coupled to the finite state machine and the memory unit to select one from a reset value and an output from the memory unit based on at least a state of the finite state machine.
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Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Dimyan Magid Y
Synopsys Inc.
Whitmore Stacy A
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