System and method for performing address-based SRAM access assists

摘要

A method and a system are provided for performing address-based memory access assist. An address is received for a memory access and a determination is made, based on the address, that access assist is enabled for at least one storage cell corresponding to the address. The access assist is applied to the at least one storage cell to perform the memory access.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating an access assist map that specifies at least one storage cell of a memory array for which access assist is enabled, where generating the access assist map comprises:
accessing the memory array with the access assist disabled;identifying failing storage cells of the memory array;accessing the failing storage cells of the memory array with the access assist enabled; andindicating, in the access assist map, the failing storage cells that pass with the access assist enabled; receiving an address for a memory access; determining, based on the address, that the access assist is enabled for the at least one storage cell of the memory array corresponding to the address; and applying the access assist to the at least one storage cell to perform the memory access.