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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1993
David V Kersh, III, Houston, TX (US);
Jimmie D Childers, Missouri City, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A word or row line (38a, 38b) associated with at least one row of memory cells in an integrated circuit memory array (10) having a plurality of word lines is driven by a drive/boot generator signal (RLXH) by first generating this drive signal using a drive signal generator (20) that is formed in a peripheral area (14) of the chip (10). The drive signal (RLXH) is transmitted to each of a plurality of predecoders (40) that are formed within a memory cell array area (12) of the chip (10). At least one of the predecoders (40) is actuated to transmit the drive signal (RLXH) onto a selected one of a plurality of predecoder output lines (RDD0-RDD3) in response to predetermined addressing or row factor signals (RF0-RF19). The drive signal (RLXH) is transmitted on a selected predecoder output line (44) to each of a plurality of decoders (36) formed within the array area (12). At least one of the decoders (36) actuated to transmit the drive signal (RLXH) from the addressed predecoder output line (RDD0-RDD3) to at least a selected one of a plurality of word lines (38a, 38b) in response to predetermined ones of the addressing or 'row factor' signals signals (RF0-RF19). The selected word lines (38a, 38b) are then driven and booted using the decoded drive/boot signal (RLXH).