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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christophe J. Chevallier, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dumitru Cioaca, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/44 ; G05F 3/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/44 ; G05F 3/16 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for compensating for a decreasing internal voltage that is generated from a higher external voltage. In response to the internal voltage decreasing in excess of a voltage margin, the amount by which the higher external voltage is reduced in generating the internal voltage is adjusted to raise the internal voltage.