Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory devices including voltage generation circuit for performing background calibration
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Application No.: US16517724Application Date: 2019-07-22
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Publication No.: US10741242B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Young-hun Seo , Seung-hyun Cho , Chang-ho Shin , Yong-jae Lee
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@3405f95b com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@463f093d
- Main IPC: G11C7/00
- IPC: G11C7/00 ; G11C11/4094 ; G11C11/4091 ; G11C11/4074 ; G11C11/4096 ; G11C11/4099

Abstract:
Memory devices are provided. A memory device includes a voltage generation circuit that includes an offset compensator configured to receive a reference voltage and an offset code and to link the offset code to the reference voltage. The voltage generation circuit includes a comparator configured to compare the reference voltage linked to the offset code with a bit line pre-charge voltage and to output driving control signals. The voltage generation circuit includes a driver configured to output the bit line pre-charge voltage at a target level of the reference voltage in response to the driving control signals. The voltage generation circuit includes a background calibration circuit configured to generate the offset code for performing control so that a target short current flows through an output node of the driver from which the bit line pre-charge voltage is output. Related methods of generating a bit line pre-charge voltage are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200082872A1 MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT FOR PERFORMING BACKGROUND CALIBRATION Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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