Static information storage and retrieval – Plural shift register memory devices
Reexamination Certificate
2001-05-31
2003-09-30
Le, Vu A. (Department: 2824)
Static information storage and retrieval
Plural shift register memory devices
C365S154000, C365S189120, C365S240000, C711S127000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06628539
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
1. Field
An embodiment of the present invention relates to the field of register files and more particularly, to a multi-entry register file cell.
2. Discussion of Related Art
The increasing power consumption of microprocessors and other integrated circuits (ICs) has become one of the major issues for current and next generation designs. Power-related costs (e.g. cooling and power delivery) can have a significant impact on the overall cost of an integrated circuit chip and, therefore, cut into profit margins in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Additionally, high power consumption and junction temperatures can limit the performance of high-end microprocessors and other ICs.
More particularly, register files and other memory can consume a significant percentage of power on a microprocessor, for example. For current and next generation microprocessors, the size and number of register files and/or memory structures on a microprocessor continues to increase such that the percentage of overall power dissipation attributable to these structures is also expected to rise.
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Kumar Sudarshan
Lan Jiann-Cherng
Madhyastha Sadhana
Mehta Gaurav G.
Faatz Cynthia T.
Intel Corporation
Le Toan
Le Vu A.
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