Standby voltage boosting stage and method for a memory device
US5889723A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage booster stage including a voltage booster circuit; a generating circuit generating an enabling signal enabling the voltage booster circuit; and a control circuit controlling the generating circuit. The control circuit receives a standby signal, and generate an operating mode signal having a first value indicating a voltage boost operating mode, and a second value indicating a supply voltage operating mode. The generating circuit receives the operating mode signal and the standby signal, and generates the enabling signal enabling the voltage booster circuit in the presence of the standby signal and the first value of the operating mode signal.
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