Memory device with booting circuit capable of pre-booting before wordline selection
US6430092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a /RAS (/row address strobe) signal is input to a memory device, a control logic of the memory device issues an internal /RAS signal corresponding to the /RAS signal and then a row decoder drives a selected wordline in response to the internal /RAS signal. A predetermined time internal passes from the issuance of the internal /RAS signal to the drive of the selected wordline, depending upon a circuit layout of the memory device, skew and so forth. The predetermined time interval is utilized for a time of pre-booting at a booting circuit.
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