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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Bosnyak, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3072963 ; 307466 ; 307270 ; 3072021 ; 365226 ; 365104 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the teachings of this invention, a novel PLA row driver circuit is provided which utilizes a minimum number of components, thereby minimizing integrated circuit surface area, and thus reducing cost, and minimizing stray capacitance, thereby increasing speed of operation. Furthermore, in accordance with the teachings of this invention, a circuit is provided which, while utilizing a minimum number of components, provides a first VOL level to the row line during normal operation of the device, and a second, higher VOL level to the row line during programming.