Patent ID: 9275694
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G11C

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a device having a configurable bus width, the method comprising: receiving data comprising a plurality of bits; coupling a first set of data lines corresponding to a first portion of the plurality of bits to a first one bit wide output of the device through a first set of vias associated with the first set of data lines, wherein a first data ling of the first set of data lines is coupled to the first one bit wide output through a first via of the first set of vias and a second data line of the first set of data lines is coupled to the first one bit wide output through a second via of the first set of vias; and selectively controlling which bit of the first portion is coupled to the first set of data lines based on a placement of the first via or the second via.