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Flash-memory low-speed read mode control circuit

US9202582B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2014
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/32
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a flash-memory low-speed read mode control circuit, which comprises a charge pump, a first voltage division circuit composed of two resistors and a first switch interconnected in series, and a second voltage division circuit composed of two capacitors interconnected in series. The first switch is used for switching between the data read mode of the low-speed read mode and the charge pump electric-leakage mode. In the data read mode, a first component voltage formed by the two resistors is fed back to the input terminal of the charge pump through a comparator, an NAND gate and a buffer, making a stable value of the output voltage of the charge pump proportional to the first component voltage. In the charge pump electric-leakage mode, the second voltage division circuit monitors the output voltage of the charge pump: when the output voltage is below a low threshold voltage, a feedback signal is formed and sent to the input terminal of the charge pump to make the charge pump turned on; when the output voltage is above a low threshold voltage, a feedback signal is formed and sent to the input terminal of the charge pump to make the charge pump stop worki…

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