Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reducing leakage current in a memory device
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Application No.: US12364105Application Date: 2009-02-02
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Publication No.: US09916904B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Nan Chen , Mehdi Hamidi Sani , Ritu Chaba
- Applicant: Nan Chen , Mehdi Hamidi Sani , Ritu Chaba
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./Qualcomm
- Main IPC: G11C7/12
- IPC: G11C7/12 ; G11C17/18 ; G11C5/14

Abstract:
Memory devices and methods of reducing leakage current therein are disclosed. The memory device includes a memory core array including a plurality of bitlines, and peripheral logic configured to interface with the memory core array. The memory device further includes a footswitch configured to isolate the peripheral logic from a ground voltage, and a headswitch configured to isolate a precharge current path from the plurality of bit lines of the memory core array. Leakage current within the memory device may be reduced via the isolation provided by the footswitch and the headswitch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100195366A1 Reducing Leakage Current in a Memory Device Public/Granted day:2010-08-05
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