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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Matthew Goldman, Folsom, CA (US);
Kerry D. Tedrow, Folsom, CA (US);
Gerald J. Barkley, Oregon, WI (US);
Alec W. Smidt, Folsom, CA (US);
Matthew Goldman, Folsom, CA (US);
Kerry D. Tedrow, Folsom, CA (US);
Gerald J. Barkley, Oregon, WI (US);
Alec W. Smidt, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for pre-charging an intermediate node for high-speed wordlines for accessing memory cells in high-speed memory arrays. The apparatus pre-charges a local capacitance located between a wordline supply voltage and the wordline to a voltage level that is greater than the wordline supply voltage. Once the wordline is selected, the charge stored on the local capacitance may be quickly shared with the capacitance of the wordline. The wordline supply voltage may be applied to the local capacitance to provide small, incremental voltage to move the wordline to its final voltage thereby improving the response time of the system.