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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Hsien Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-jer Hsieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Yuan Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Hao Hsu, Tainan, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory device and a method of operating the memory device are disclosed. In one aspect, the memory device includes a word line driver connected to a word line, a row of memory cells connected to the word line, each memory cell powered by a first supply voltage, and a power circuit. The power circuit is configured to provide the first supply voltage to the word line driver when a read condition is satisfied, and a second supply voltage to the word line driver when the read condition is not satisfied, the second supply voltage being less than the first supply voltage.