Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Full-swing wordline driving circuit
- Patent Title (中): 全方位字线驱动电路
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Application No.: US10835538Application Date: 2004-04-29
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Publication No.: US07023738B2Publication Date: 2006-04-04
- Inventor: Daniele Vimercati , Stefan Schippers , Graziano Mirichigni , Corrado Villa
- Applicant: Daniele Vimercati , Stefan Schippers , Graziano Mirichigni , Corrado Villa
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; Dennis M. de Guzman
- Priority: EP03425264 20030430
- Main IPC: G11C16/06
- IPC: G11C16/06

Abstract:
A circuit is proposed for driving a memory line controlling at least one memory cell of a non-volatile memory device, the circuit being responsive to a first and a second selection signals, each one suitable to assume a first logic value or a second logic value, wherein the circuit includes a first level shifter for converting the first selection signal into a first operative signal and a second level shifter for converting the second selection signal into a second operative signal, each level shifter including first shifting means for shifting one of the logic values of the corresponding selection signal to a first bias voltage, and a selector for applying the first operative signal or a second bias voltage to the memory line according to the second operative signal; in the circuit of the invention each level shifter further includes second shifting means for shifting another of the logic values of the corresponding selection signal to the second bias voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050013170A1 Full-swing wordline driving circuit Public/Granted day:2005-01-20
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