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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Chung-cheng Chou, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chien-hua Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hau-tai Shieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsai-hsin Lai, Jhubei, TW;
Inventors:
Chung-Cheng Chou, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chien-Hua Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hau-Tai Shieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsai-Hsin Lai, Jhubei, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A word line control device has a word line driver for deactivating and activating a word line to control access to a memory cell, and a voltage coupling device for coupling voltages to the word line driver. The word line control device maintains boosted voltages and has significantly reduced leakage currents and power consumption in the active and standby modes.