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- Patent Title: Methods, apparatus, and system for global healing of write-limited die through bias temperature instability
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Application No.: US15615660Application Date: 2017-06-06
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Publication No.: US10068660B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Akhilesh Gautam , Randy W. Mann , William McMahon , Yoann Mamy Randriamihaja , Yuncheng Song
- Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
- Applicant Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Agency: Williams Morgan, P.C.
- Main IPC: G11C29/00
- IPC: G11C29/00 ; G11C29/52 ; G11C11/419 ; G11C11/412

Abstract:
We disclose methods, apparatus, and systems for improving semiconductor device writeability through bias temperature instability. Such a device may comprise a plurality of cells of an array, wherein each of the cells comprises a pass gate and a latch; a plurality of word lines, wherein each word line comprises a supply voltage line (VCS) which supplies voltage to each latch of a first number of cells; an array VCS driver electrically connected to each VCS; and a control line configured to provide an operational array supply voltage, a first array supply voltage, or a second array supply voltage to each VCS through the array VCS driver.
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