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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kevin E. Klein, Austin, TX (US);
Prashant U. Kenkare, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a bit cell configured to store a bit of information. The apparatus may include a first voltage configured to supply the bit cell with power. The apparatus may include a wordline driver configured to cause the bit to be read from the bit cell. The wordline driver may be configured to operate during a read operation at a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, wherein the second voltage is determined by charge sharing between a plurality of capacitances. The wordline driver may include a switch configured to disconnect the wordline driver from the first voltage before an input word line signal is applied to the wordline driver, and wherein the switch is responsive to a clock signal.