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Semiconductor device and operating method thereof

US8766708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2012
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C5/147
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an internal voltage input buffer configured to determine voltage levels of a pull-up driving node and a pull-down driving node as a result of a comparison between a voltage level of an internal voltage node and a voltage level of a reference voltage node such that the pull-up driving node and the pull-down driving node to maintain a voltage level difference, and an internal voltage driving block configured to pull-up drive the internal voltage node in response to the voltage level of the pull-up driving node and pull-down drive the internal voltage node in response to the voltage level of the pull-down driving node.

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