- 专利标题: Fast and accurate current driver with zero standby current and features for boost and temperature compensation for MRAM write circuit
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申请号: US12925004申请日: 2010-10-12
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公开(公告)号: US20120086476A1公开(公告)日: 2012-04-12
- 发明人: Perng-Fei Yuh , Pokang Wang , Lejan Pu , Minh Tran , Chao-Hung Chang
- 申请人: Perng-Fei Yuh , Pokang Wang , Lejan Pu , Minh Tran , Chao-Hung Chang
- 专利权人: MagIC Technologies, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: MagIC Technologies, Inc.
- 主分类号: H03K3/00
- IPC分类号: H03K3/00
摘要:
Systems and methods for realizing current drivers without current or voltage feedback for devices that require accurate current drive with zero standby current has been disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention this current driver is applied for write circuits for MRAMs. A fast and accurate reference current is generated by diode voltage divided by resistor without any feedback. The diode current is not fed back from the reference current. The diode current is generated from a regulated voltage. Temperature compensation of the write current is inherently built in the diode current reference. Fine-tuning of the temperature coefficient is achieved by mixing poly and diffusion resistors. A switch inserted in the current driver can turn on the driver fast and without a need for standby current. Leading boost in the current driver can fast charge the large coupling capacitance of word and bit lines and speed up write timing.
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