Patent Document ID: 20020145900
Application ID: 10035728
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A logic array for storing bits of information comprising: a) a plurality of storage devices wherein each storage device comprises multiple data out signals and a plurality of subarrays, the number of subarrays on each storage device corresponding to the number of data out signals on said storage device, and each subarray comprising a plurality of storage locations wherein each storage location in one of said subarrays has a unique coordinate, said coordinates repeated across subarrays and across storage devices, wherein accessing data from said storage locations results in a significant increase in consumption of current by that storage device; b) means for accessing a selected number of said storage devices in said logic array to receive multiple bits of data; and c) means for selecting said number of said storage devices; whereby said accessing substantially changes an amount of current used by said accessed storage device without substantially changing an amount of current used by any unaccessed storage device in said logic array.