US Patent 7660168 Read operation of multi-port memory device

A multi-port memory device includes a plurality of ports, a plurality of bank control units, a plurality of banks, a read clock generation unit, and a data transmission unit. Each of the banks is connected to a corresponding one of the bank control units. The read clock generation unit generates a read clock toggling for four clocks in response to a read command. The data transmission unit transmits a read data from the banks to a corresponding one of the ports in response to the read clock. Every bank control unit is connected to all of the ports.