Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power line lowering for write assisted control scheme
- Patent Title (中): 写辅助控制方案的电源线降低
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Application No.: US13674192Application Date: 2012-11-12
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Publication No.: US09093176B2Publication Date: 2015-07-28
- Inventor: Wei-Cheng Wu , Wei Min Chan , Yen-Huei Chen , Hung-Jen Liao
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC
- Main IPC: G11C11/419
- IPC: G11C11/419 ; G11C11/4197

Abstract:
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a memory array having a cell voltage generator configured to provide a cell voltage header to a plurality of memory cells. The cell voltage generator is connected to the memory cells by way of supply voltage line and controls a supply voltage of the memory cells. The cell voltage generator has a pull-down element coupled between a control node of the supply voltage line and a ground terminal, and a one or more pull-up elements connected in parallel between the control node and a cell voltage source. A control unit is configured to provide one or more variable valued pull-up enable signals to input nodes of the pull-up elements. The variable valued pull-up enable signals operate the pull-up elements to selectively connect the supply voltage line from the cell voltage source to provide a cell voltage header with a high slew rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140133219A1 Power Line Lowering for Write Assisted Control Scheme Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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