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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yasir Mohsin Husain, Folsom, CA (US);
Xuming Zhao, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In the illustrative embodiment, a source follower sets a voltage on a wordline of a memory cell. A bias voltage on the gate of the source follower can be temporarily increased in order to charge the wordline more quickly. In some embodiments, for a read operation, after a demarcation voltage has been applied to the memory cell for the memory cell to change its resistance if it is set, the bias voltage on the gate of the source follower is decreased in order to prevent the memory cell from changing its resistance while the current through the memory cell is being read. In some embodiments, a current mirror can be activated in order to bleed off charge from the wordline to lower the voltage more quickly.