Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor device that uses a plurality of source voltages
- Patent Title (中): 使用多个源电压的半导体器件
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Application No.: US12153814Application Date: 2008-05-23
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Publication No.: US07692978B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Hiroyuki Takahashi , Atsushi Nakagawa
- Applicant: Hiroyuki Takahashi , Atsushi Nakagawa
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Agency: McGinn IP Law Group PLLC
- Priority: JP2007-138627 20070525; JP2008-095835 20080402
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a first memory; and a voltage adjusting portion configured to receive a first voltage, a second voltage higher than the first voltage, and a third voltage higher than the second voltage. The first memory includes: a memory cell configured to be connected to a word line and a bit line, a word-line driving circuit configured to drive the word line, and a sense amplifier configured to sense information stored in the memory cell. The voltage adjusting portion includes: a voltage modifying circuit configured to step down or boost up the third voltage at a predetermined mode to generate a fourth voltage higher than the second voltage, and supply the fourth voltage to the sense amplifier or the word-line driving circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080291750A1 Semiconductor device that uses a plurality of source voltages Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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