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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Richard Michael Parent, Shelburne, VT (US);
Inventor:
Richard Michael Parent, Shelburne, VT (US);
Assignee:
Nanya Technology Corp., Kueishan, Tao-Yuan Hsien, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing leakage current of a memory device includes supplying a first voltage to a main wordline driver, supplying a second voltage greater than the first voltage to a local wordline driver, and employing a transistor in the local wordline driver with a threshold voltage greater than a specific value.