Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are disclosed that include a low power memory and a low power data path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are disclosed that include a low power memory and a low power data path.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that include a low power memory and/or a low power data path. One particular embodiment, for example, includes a technique to reduce power consumption. In one particular embodiment, for example, a grouping of bits, such as a 32-bit word, for example, is stored in inverted form if more than half of the bits have a bit value of logic “1” rather than logic “0.” Likewise, in this embodiment, if more than half of the bits have a bit value of logic “0” rather than logic “1,” then the grouping of bits is not stored in inverted form.

Abstract: A method for conserving power during a cache memory operation is disclosed. The validity and the parity of the tag address are checked. If the tag is invalid or the parity bit does not check, the tag is not read and a tag comparison is not performed, such that the data is accessed from the main memory. Otherwise, the tag address bits are selected in a plurality of tag subsets. A first tag subset of the plurality of tag subsets is compared with a respective first subset of the tag field of the memory address bits. A first compare signal indicative of the result of the first comparison is outputted. The cache memory operation is interrupted if the first compare signal indicates the first tag subset does not match the respective first subset of the tag field of the memory address.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the access time of a memory device is described. The location based timing scheme utilizes a subset of the address bits to adjust the timing of the sense amplifier enable in order to achieve a faster read of the information stored in the memory cell.

Abstract: A dental bridge having the general configuration of a tooth or teeth, with projecting lateral arms or wings which are gradually tapering lateral extensions of the bridge itself, conterminous with the bridge and formed of the same material as the bridge. The bridge is molded from a heat-polymerizable matrix formed from a resin selected from the group consisting of methacrylates, acrylates, and mixtures thereof. The matrix includes 60-80 wt % of inorganic filler(s). The lateral arms or wings use chemical bonding to engage with the proximal and/or occlusal surfaces of the teeth on either side of the gap in which the bridge is to be inserted.