Patent · US Active

Boost charge recycle for low-power memory

US9875790B1 · kind B1 · utility

8Cited by

10References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Rakesh Sinha · Cupertino, US
Priyankar Mathuria · Varanasi, IN
Sharad Gupta · New Delhi, IN
Lakshmikantha Holla Vakwadi · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2207/229
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A negative bit line boost circuit for a memory is configured to control a write multiplexer and a write assist transistor so that charge from a boost capacitor positively charges a bit line following a write assist period.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.