Patent ID: 8259517
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
1. A Random Access Memory for use in a hardware emulator, comprising: an array of memory cells arranged in columns and in rows, wherein a memory cell in the array is coupled to at least one word line and at least one bit line; and a plurality of switches within the Random Access Memory, at least one of the switches coupled between two of the memory cells to allow data to be copied from one of the two memory cells to the other of the two memory cells; wherein the array of memory cells include a plurality of memory cells of a first type and a plurality of memory cells of a second type, the second type being different than the first type, wherein the memory including memory cells of the first type is accessible by a user model in the emulator and the memory cells of the second type are not accessible by the user model in the emulator.