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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Noam Jungmann, Holon, IL;
Elazar Kachir, Tel Aviv, IL;
Bishan He, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rajiv Joshi, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Dureseti Chidambarrao, Weston, CT (US);
Baozhen Li, South Burlington, VT (US);
Atsushi Ogino, Fishkill, NY (US);
Klimentiy Shimanovich, Ramat Gan, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate and integrated circuitry on the semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuitry includes a static random access memory (SRAM) array including a conductive line and an assist circuit having a boost capacitor coupled to boost a voltage on the conductive line. The boost capacitor includes first and second plates. The integrated circuit further includes a sense circuit having an input coupled to one of the first and second plates of the boost capacitor and an output and a sample circuit coupled to the output of the sense circuit. The sample circuit is configured to detect a short circuit in the boost capacitor based on a state change at the output of the sense circuit.