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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Atul Katoch, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory circuit includes a plurality of word lines, a word line driver coupled to a first end of the plurality of word lines and configured to activate each word line of the plurality of word lines, a local I/O circuit configured to generate a pulse signal corresponding to the word line driver activating any word line of the plurality of word lines, a first node configured to carry a first power supply voltage, and a booster circuit coupled to a second end of the plurality of word lines, the local I/O circuit, and the first node. The booster circuit is configured to couple each word line of the plurality of word lines to the first node responsive to the pulse signal and to the corresponding word line being activated by the word line driver.