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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chirag Gulati, Kota, IN;
Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Bangalore, IN;
Ritu Chaba, San Diego, CA (US);
Sei Seung Yoon, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); H01L 27/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/419 (2013.01); H01L 27/1104 (2013.01); H01L 27/1116 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes one or more bit cells, a word line coupled to the one or more bit cells, and a dummy word line arranged with the word line to have a capacitance therebetween. The capacitance provides a voltage boost or reduction of the word line to assist read and write operations.