Memory devices having reduced coupling noise between wordlines

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2006-08-01

2008-12-02

Nguyen, Viet Q (Department: 2827)

Static information storage and retrieval

Addressing

Particular decoder or driver circuit

C365S230010, C365S230040, C365S206000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07460430

ABSTRACT:
Memory devices configured to reduce coupling noise between adjacent wordlines in a memory array. More specifically, wordline drivers are interleaved such that adjacent wordlines are driven by wordline drivers enabled by different row decoders. Each wordline driver includes a weak transistor to ground and a strong transistor to ground. By disabling the wordline driver on the wordlines directly adjacent to the active wordlines, a path is provided to drive the coupling noise from the active wordline to ground through the strong transistor.

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