Wordline driver circuit having a directly gated pull-down device
US5311481A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 10, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a circuit and method for quickly driving non-selected wordlines to correct potentials. The invention drives the non-selected wordlines to low potentials through a driving device directly gated by a primary select predecode signal generated by decode circuitry. The driving device is electrically interposed between the wordline and a reference node. The invention provides low power operation, and provides reliable wordline selection for circuits having supply potentials less than 5 volts.
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