Invention Grant
US08976607B2 High-speed memory write driver circuit with voltage level shifting features
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具有电压电平转换功能的高速存储器写驱动电路
- Patent Title: High-speed memory write driver circuit with voltage level shifting features
- Patent Title (中): 具有电压电平转换功能的高速存储器写驱动电路
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Application No.: US13784830Application Date: 2013-03-05
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Publication No.: US08976607B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Nishith Desai , Rakesh Vattikonda , Changho Jung
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C7/10 ; G11C11/417 ; G11C7/22

Abstract:
Various aspects of a fast, energy efficient write driver capable of efficient operation in a dual-voltage domain memory architecture are provided herein. Specifically, various aspects of the write driver described herein combine a high speed driver with voltage level shifting capabilities that may be implemented efficiently in reducing use of silicon area while using lower power. The write driver circuit shifts or adjusts voltage levels between a first voltage domain to a second voltage domain. In one example, the write driver circuit is coupled to a global write bitline and a local write bitline that is coupled to one or more bitcells (of SRAM memory). The write driver circuit converts a first voltage level at the global write bitline to a second voltage level at the local write bitline during a write operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140254293A1 HIGH-SPEED MEMORY WRITE DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING FEATURES Public/Granted day:2014-09-11
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