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- Patent Title: Voltage regulation system for memory bit cells
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Application No.: US16926974Application Date: 2020-07-13
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Publication No.: US11264060B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Miguel Rodríguez , Stephen Victor Kosonocky , Casey Lee Hardy
- Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin and Goetzel PC
- Agent Rory D. Rankin
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamically generating a memory bitcell supply voltage rail from a logic supply voltage rail are disclosed. A circuit includes at least one or more comparators, control logic, and power stage circuitry. The circuit receives a logic supply voltage rail and compares the logic supply voltage rail to threshold voltage(s) using the comparator(s). Comparison signal(s) from the comparator(s) are coupled to the control logic. The control logic generates mode control signals based on the comparison signal(s) and based on a programmable dynamic range that is desired for a memory bitcell supply voltage rail. The mode control signals are provided to the power stage circuitry which generates the memory bitcell supply voltage rail from the logic supply voltage rail. A voltage level of the memory bitcell supply voltage rail can be above, below, or the same as the logic supply voltage rail.
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