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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2004
Xiaowei Deng, Plano, TX (US);
Theodore W. Houston, Richardson, TX (US);
Bryan D. Sheffield, Rowlett, TX (US);
Xiaowei Deng, Plano, TX (US);
Theodore W. Houston, Richardson, TX (US);
Bryan D. Sheffield, Rowlett, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for reducing row periphery power consumption in a semiconductor memory device, particularly during sleep mode operation. A memory device () according to the present invention has a row () of memory cells and driver circuitry () preceding the row of memory cells. The present invention provides an intervention circuit () instantiated within the driver circuitry proximal to the row of memory cells. The intervention circuit is operated to hold the row of memory cells at a desired state, while the driver circuitry () preceding the intervention circuit is powered down.