Redundant wordline deactivation scheme
US7405986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/83
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of a memory device. The method includes initiating a precharge operation. The precharge operation includes driving one or more bitlines to a precharge voltage. The method also includes identifying one or more defective wordlines and, during the precharge operation, driving the identified defective word lines to the precharge voltage.
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