Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power domain switches for switching power reduction
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Application No.: US16509916Application Date: 2019-07-12
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Publication No.: US11205469B2Publication Date: 2021-12-21
- Inventor: Stefan Frederik Schippers , Christophe Vincent Antoine Laurent , Corrado Villa
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/3296
- IPC: G06F1/3296 ; G11C11/4074 ; G11C11/406

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for power domain switches for switching power reduction are described. A device, such as a memory device, may receive an indication (e.g., a command) for a power domain component of the device to transition between states. The device may float first and second gate drivers. A pass gate may be used to connect (e.g., short) the first switch to the second switch. The pass gate may be deactivated to isolate the gates. The first and second gate drivers may be enabled, and the first and second gate drivers drive the first and second switches to disconnect the power domain component from a power source to deactivate the power domain component, or connect to the power source to activate the power domain component. The energy to switch between active and inactive states may thereby be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210012827A1 POWER DOMAIN SWITCHES FOR SWITCHING POWER REDUCTION Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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