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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sudhir Kumar, New Delhi, IN;
Vinay Kumar, Aligarh, IN;
Sumit Srivastava, Benares, IN;
Nikhil Puri, Nawanshahr, IN;
Assignee:
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G11C 5/146 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reliability aware negative bit-line write assist (RA-NBL) circuit comprises a coupling capacitor to provide a negative bump for write assist, and a control input generator control charging of the coupling capacitor, such that the negative bump is high at a low voltage, and the negative bump is low at a high voltage.