Patent ID: 9583181
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G11C

Claim:
1. A method for operating a memory device in at least one operation voltage, the method comprising: determining electric characteristics of the memory device in the at least one operation voltage; providing at least one tracking control circuit in the memory device, the at least one tracking control circuit comprising a plurality of tracking cells, the timing characteristics of the tracking cells emulate the timing characteristics of a bit cell during a write operation or a read operation of the memory device; configuring the number of tracking cells of the at least one tracking control circuit; and providing a first selection circuit for selecting one of the at least one tracking control circuit; wherein: a first number of tracking cells within the at least one tracking control circuit is configured for controlling the write operation of the memory device, and a second number of tracking cells within the at least one tracking control circuit is configured for controlling the read operation of the memory device.