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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ashwin H Shah, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307449 ; 307450 ; 307270 ; 365227 ; 365230 ;
Abstract
A memory decoder wherein a power-up device is interposed between a NOR decoder and ground (VSS), rather than between the decoder and VDD. Preferably the signal to the power-up transistor is itself decoded, so that the power-consuming NOR circuits are inactive over a majority of the chip, even during power-up conditions.