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Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021

Filed:

May. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Anjana Singh, Hsinchu, TW;

Cheng Hung Lee, Hsinchu, TW;

Hau-Tai Shieh, Hsinchu, TW;

Yi-Tzu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 11/418 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/418 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods are provided for word line pulse width control for a static random access memory (SRAM) devices. A control circuit includes a first transistor, an inverter coupled to the first transistor, and a second transistor comprising a gate, a first source/drain terminal and a second source/drain terminal. The second transistor is coupled to the inverter. The first source/drain terminal of the second transistor is coupled in series to the first transistor. The second source/drain terminal is coupled to a decoder driver circuit. The second transistor is configured to charge a load of a common decoder line so as to reduce an effective load of the decoder driver circuit.


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