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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Brian W. Huber, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03K 3/037 (2006.01); G11C 11/4096 (2006.01); G11C 11/4091 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45179 (2013.01); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01); G11C 11/4091 (2013.01); G11C 11/4096 (2013.01); H03K 3/037 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45054 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques described herein are related to spread amplifier having a differential amplifier spread (DAS) configured to receive a pair of input signals and to provide a plurality of graded outputs each having different output levels. The spread amplifier further includes a final driver stage having a plurality of final drivers, wherein each of the final drivers is configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of graded outputs. The spread amplifier may be used for the regulation of various voltages such as VDQS and VARY.