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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott Ives Remington, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander Hoefler, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 7/12 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/12 (2013.01); G11C 7/1012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit includes a first driver to provide a first driver signal at an output. The first driver signal corresponds to a voltage operatively coupled to a VSS terminal of the first driver when driving a logic low. A first capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to the VSS terminal of the first driver. A boost circuit includes a first input coupled to the output of the first driver and a first output coupled to a second terminal of the first capacitor. The boost circuit is configured to cause the first capacitor to provide a boosted voltage at the VSS terminal.