MULTI-PORT MEMORY DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE PORT SPEEDS

摘要

A multi-port memory device (100) having two or more ports (110) wherein each port may operate at a different speed. The multi-port memory device contains memory banks that may be accessed via the two or more ports. Two clock signals are applied to each port: a system clock (SCK) and a port clock (PCK). The system clock is applied to port logic (220) that interfaces with the memory banks so that the ports all operate at a common speed with respect to the memory banks. The port clock is applied to a clock divider circuit (230) that is associated with each port. The port clock is divided to a desired frequency or kept at its original frequency. Such a configuration allows the ports to operate at different speeds that may be set on a port-by-port basis.