Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for extending word-line pulses
- Patent Title (中): 扩展字线脉冲的方法
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Application No.: US12842189Application Date: 2010-07-23
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Publication No.: US08279684B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Hsu-Shun Chen , Cheng Hung Lee , Hong-Chen Cheng , Chung-Yi Wu
- Applicant: Hsu-Shun Chen , Cheng Hung Lee , Hong-Chen Cheng , Chung-Yi Wu
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit includes a positive power supply node, a current tracking circuit, and a current mirroring circuit including a plurality of current paths coupled in parallel. The currents of the plurality of current paths mirror a current of the current tracking circuit. The current mirroring circuit is configured to turn off the plurality of current paths one-by-one in response to a reduction in a positive power supply voltage on the positive power supply node. The integrated circuit further includes a charging node receiving a summation current of the plurality of current paths, wherein a voltage on the charging node is configured to increase through a charging of the summation current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110085399A1 Method for Extending Word-Line Pulses Public/Granted day:2011-04-14
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