Voltage boosting in MRAM current drivers
US8400866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current driving mechanism for a magnetic memory device, comprising: a) a current driver circuit; and b) a current decoding block coupled to the current driver circuit, wherein the current decoding block comprises a transistor (M18) to control driver currents from the current driver circuit, and wherein the transistor (M18) has a smaller form factor then otherwise possible by virtue of maintaining a gate thereof at a negative voltage.
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