Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage level shifted self-clocked write assistance
- Patent Title (中): 电压电平改变了自适应写入辅助功能
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Application No.: US14499035Application Date: 2014-09-26
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Publication No.: US09378789B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: David Paul Hoff , Amey Kulkarni , Jason Philip Martzloff , Stephen Edward Liles
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Main IPC: G11C7/12
- IPC: G11C7/12 ; H03K3/356

Abstract:
Systems and methods for generating voltage level shifted self-clocked write assistance include a circuit with self-clocked true and complement data input signals in a first voltage domain. First and second full voltage level shifters are configured to generate voltage level shifted self-clocked intermediate true and complement signals in a second voltage domain, based on the self-clocked true and complement data input signals in the first voltage domain. Tristating logic including first and second complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits are configured to generate voltage level shifted self-clocked tristated true and complement output signals used for providing write assistance for a memory array in the second voltage domain, based on the voltage level shifted self-clocked intermediate true and complements signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160093346A1 VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTED SELF-CLOCKED WRITE ASSISTANCE Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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