Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Peak current reduction using dynamic clocking during charge pump recovery period
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Application No.: US17890047Application Date: 2022-08-17
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Publication No.: US11763858B2Publication Date: 2023-09-19
- Inventor: Vivek Venkata Kalluru , Michele Piccardi
- 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: LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14

Abstract:
A system includes a charge pump to charge wordlines of a memory array, a pump regulator coupled including a level detector, and dynamic clock logic coupled between the level detector and an oscillator. The logic provides clock signals to the charge pump and is to perform operations including causing the oscillator to output, to the charge pump during a first time period of a recovery period of the charge pump, a first clock signal having a lower frequency than output during a time period preceding the recovery period. The operations further include causing the oscillator to output, to the charge pump during a second time period of the recovery period that follows the first time period, a second clock signal having a higher frequency than output during the time period preceding the recovery period.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220392498A1 PEAK CURRENT REDUCTION USING DYNAMIC CLOCKING DURING CHARGE PUMP RECOVERY PERIOD Public/Granted day:2022-12-08
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