Oscillators – Ring oscillators
Patent
1994-08-17
1997-10-14
Grimm, Siegfried H.
Oscillators
Ring oscillators
327536, 331 75, 331179, 365203, 36518909, H03B 502, H03K 303, G05F 110
Patent
active
056776497
ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit semiconductor device includes a charge pump to provide current at a potential which is greater than a supply potential. The charge pump utilizes an oscillator, which causes the charge pump to cycle, and thereby provide a continuous output at an elevated potential. In order to optimize efficiency of the charge pump, the oscillator is able to change its frequency in response to output potential. In the preferred embodiments, this is accomplished by selectively inserting a supplemental portion into a ring oscillator loop. When used with an integrated circuit device, such as a DRAM, the current from the charge pump may be supplied to nodes on isolation devices and nodes on word lines, thereby improving the performance of the DRAM without substantially changing the circuit configuration of the DRAM array.
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Grimm Siegfried H.
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
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