Static information storage and retrieval – Addressing – Particular decoder or driver circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-25
2007-09-25
Phung, Anh (Department: 2824)
Static information storage and retrieval
Addressing
Particular decoder or driver circuit
C365S222000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11320967
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a wordline enable circuit and its method for reducing power consumption by controlling a wordline select signal in a self-refresh mode. The wordline enable circuit includes a wordline control signal generating unit for outputting an untoggled wordline control signal while a unit wordline block is enabled in a self-refresh mode; a wordline enable signal generating unit for generating a wordline enable control signal, controlled by the untoggled wordline control signal and a toggled address signal, and a first to an n-th wordline enable power supply signals; and a wordline block enable unit for enabling each wordline, controlled by the wordline enable control signal and the first to the n-th wordline enable power supply signals.
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Chu Shin-Ho
Lee Jong-Won
Hynix / Semiconductor Inc.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Phung Anh
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