Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-time scheme for optimizing performance and power in dual rail power supplies memories
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Application No.: US16019477Application Date: 2018-06-26
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Publication No.: US10580479B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Manish Trivedi , Dharin Nayeshbhai Shah
- Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agent Tong J. Lee
- Main IPC: G11C7/02
- IPC: G11C7/02 ; G11C11/408 ; G11C7/14 ; G06F1/3234 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C7/10

Abstract:
A self-time circuitry is coupled to a first power rail to receive a first voltage and a second power rail to receive a second voltage. The self-time circuitry includes a tracking control circuit which generates a first tracking signal at the first voltage and a second tracking signal at the second voltage. In response to a memory access request, a first number of dummy discharge cells (DDCs) in a first DDC group are activated according to the first tracking signal to discharge a dummy bit line (DBL), and a second number of DDCs in a second DDC group are activated according to the second tracking signal to discharge the DBL. The DBL mimics operations of a bit line in a memory cell array and the DDCs in the first DDC group and the second DDC group mimic operations of bit cells in the memory cell array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190392889A1 SELF-TIME SCHEME FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE AND POWER IN DUAL RAIL POWER SUPPLIES MEMORIES Public/Granted day:2019-12-26
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