High-performance pass-gate isolation circuitry

Details High-performance pass-gate isolation circuitry High-performance pass-gate isolation circuitry

1999-09-21

2000-05-16

Le, Vu A.

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Including signal clamping

36523006, G11C 700

Patent

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060646020

ABSTRACT:
A pass gate isolation circuit (140) provides voltages to isolation pass gates (120) to allow higher speed access of rows in the memory array (105). When a read access of the array occurs, the pass gate isolation circuit generates a dynamic high voltage level at its output (315). The output becomes a steady state high voltage determined by a high voltage keeper circuit (320) and a voltage clamp circuit (325). When a write access of the array occurs, the pass gate isolation circuit generates an output level sufficient to permit addressing of the array and isolation of the row decoders (140).

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