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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Jong-hoon OH, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventor:
Jong-Hoon Oh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus that may help reduce standby current in memory devices are provided. By separating equalizing and precharging functions into separate circuit structures, current paths between a source of precharge voltage and a defective wordline (e.g., having an inadvertent short to a bitline due to a manufacturing defect) may be eliminated.