Row decoder for nonvolatile memory having a low-voltage power supply
US5999479A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A row decoder for a nonvolatile memory having a low-voltage power supply that minimizes the load capacitance presented to a high voltage source without requiring additional circuitry. The row decoder accomplishes this by providing a local decoder having only one input requiring a boosted voltage higher than the power supply voltage. Further, predecoders are used to reduce the number of local decoders that receive the boosted voltage.
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