Static information storage and retrieval – Addressing – Particular decoder or driver circuit
Patent
1997-03-27
1998-05-12
Nguyen, Tan T.
Static information storage and retrieval
Addressing
Particular decoder or driver circuit
36518523, G11C 800
Patent
active
057516545
ABSTRACT:
A driver device for selection lines of a multiplexer, for use in a wide range of supply voltages, particularly for non-volatile memories. The driver device includes decoding circuitry for selecting the bit lines of a memory matrix; a first decoupling transistor of a first polarity, supplied by the supply voltage; a first inverter that is cascade-connected to the decoupling transistor; and a second transistor of a second polarity that is feedback-connected between the output and the input of the inverter. The driver device includes a switching circuit interposed between the decoding circuitry and the input of the inverter, the switching circuit being driven by control circuitry, in order to transfer to the input of the inverter a boost voltage that is higher than the supply voltage in order to provide faster reading of the memory matrix in the presence of low levels of the supply voltage.
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Nguyen Tan T.
SGS--Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l.
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