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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Huy B. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Troy L. Cooper, Austin, TX (US);
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
Andrew C. Russell, Austin, TX (US);
Huy B. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Troy L. Cooper, Austin, TX (US);
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
Andrew C. Russell, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A memory comprising memory cells wherein the memory is configured to operate in a normal voltage mode and a low voltage mode. The method includes during the normal voltage mode, operating the memory cells at a first voltage across each of the memory cells. The method further includes upon transitioning from the normal voltage mode to the low voltage mode, operating the memory cells at a second voltage across each of the memory cells, wherein the second voltage is lower than the first voltage. The method further includes performing an access on a subset of the memory cells while maintaining the second voltage across the memory cells.