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Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;

Inventor:

Chung-Zen Chen, Taichung, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/10 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 7/22 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A word line decoder circuit located in a memory storage apparatus is provided. The memory storage apparatus includes a memory cell array. The word line decoder circuit includes a word line decoder and a power supply circuit. The word line decoder is coupled to a plurality of word lines of the memory storage apparatus. The power supply circuit is coupled to the word line decoder. The power supply circuit is configured to provide a first power to the word line decoder in a read mode, and provide a second power to the word line decoder in a standby mode. A voltage value of the first power is greater than or less than that of the second power.


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