Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses and methods for providing bias signals according to operation modes as supply voltages vary in a semiconductor device
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Application No.: US15833643Application Date: 2017-12-06
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Publication No.: US10373655B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Kenji Asaki , Shuichi Tsukada , Sachiko Edo
- Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; G05F3/24

Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods for providing bias signals in a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes a power supply configured to provide a supply voltage and further includes a bias circuit coupled to the power supply to produce a bias current. The bias circuit is configured to decrease the bias current as the supply voltage increases from a first value to a second value. The bias circuit continues to decrease the bias current as the supply voltage further increases from the second value in a first operation mode. The bias circuit also prevents the bias current from decreasing against a further increase of the supply voltage from the second value in a second operation mode.
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