Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage regulator for write/read assist circuit
- Patent Title (中): 用于写/读辅助电路的电压调节器
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Application No.: US12194452Application Date: 2008-08-19
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Publication No.: US07863878B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Heechoul Park , Xiaozhen Guo , Jungyong Lee
- Applicant: Heechoul Park , Xiaozhen Guo , Jungyong Lee
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP
- Main IPC: G05F1/44
- IPC: G05F1/44 ; G05F1/56

Abstract:
A push-pull voltage regulator configured to selectively provide power to used portions of a memory array is presented. The push-pull voltage regulator includes a voltage-up regulator, which provides a reference voltage to an SRAM array, and a voltage-down regulator, which controls removal of excess charge from the SRAM array. The voltage-down regulator consists of a plurality of amplifier stages with a plurality of inputs, a plurality of inverters, a gain amplifier, a biasing transistor, and a NMOS drainage transistor. The gate terminal of the NMOS drainage transistor is coupled to an output of the voltage-down regulator. A first output terminal of the NMOS drainage transistor coupled to an output node of the push-pull voltage regulator and a second output terminal of the NMOS drainage transistor coupled to ground. When activated, the NMOS drainage transistor transfers excess charge from the SRAM array to ground.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100045249A1 VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR WRITE/READ ASSIST CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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