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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Li-Chun Li, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Lawrence C Liu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael A Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Mosel Vitelic Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365203 ; 365205 ;
Abstract
The voltages on the high voltage rails of sense amplifiers in dynamic random access memories are controlled during turn-on of the sense amplifiers to remain approximately at the voltage of the voltage source internal to the integrated circuit chip by connecting a voltage source external to the chip to the high voltage rails until the voltages on the rails equal the voltage from the chip's internal voltage source at which time the external voltage source is disconnected.