METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING WORD LINE OF MEMORY CELL
First Claim
1. A method of driving a word line connected to memory cells, comprising:
- enabling the word line to a boosting voltage level during a first word line enable period; and
enabling the word line to an internal power voltage level during at least one second word line enable period.
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Abstract
A method and circuit are provided for driving a word line. The word line driving circuit includes first and second power drivers, a switching unit and a word line driver. The first power driver is driven to a boosting voltage level and the second power driver is driven to an internal power voltage level. The switching unit transfers a first output of the first power driver to the word line driver in response to a first switching signal and transfers a second output of the second power driver to the word line driver in response to a second switching signal. The word line driver alternately drives a word line to the first output and the second output transferred from the switching unit in response to a word line driving signal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of driving a word line connected to memory cells, comprising:
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enabling the word line to a boosting voltage level during a first word line enable period; and enabling the word line to an internal power voltage level during at least one second word line enable period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of driving a word line connected to memory cells, comprising:
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enabling the word line to a boosting voltage level during a first word line enable period; enabling the word line to an internal power voltage level during a second word line enable period; and enabling the word line to the boosting voltage level during a third word line enable period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A word line driving circuit comprising:
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a first power driver driven to a boosting voltage level; a second power driver driven to an internal power voltage level; a switching unit for transferring a first output of the first power driver to a word line driver in response to a first switching signal and for transferring a second output of the second power driver to the word line driver in response to a second switching signal; and the word line driver for alternately driving a word line to the first output and the second output transferred from the switching unit in response to a word line driving signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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