US Patent Application 17829350. VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR PROVIDING WORD LINE VOLTAGE simplified abstract
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VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR PROVIDING WORD LINE VOLTAGE
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Chih-Jen Chen of Kaohsiung City (TW)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR PROVIDING WORD LINE VOLTAGE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17829350 titled 'VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR PROVIDING WORD LINE VOLTAGE
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a voltage regulator for providing a word line voltage.
- The voltage regulator includes a voltage divider, a comparator, a boost circuit, and a bypass transistor.
- The voltage divider is connected between the word line voltage and a low reference voltage.
- The voltage divider consists of resistive elements connected in series at intermediate nodes.
- The comparator generates an enable signal based on the voltage value on a divided intermediate node.
- The boost circuit increases the word line voltage when the enable signal is received.
- The bypass transistor is connected between two intermediate nodes and is turned off when a control signal reaches a specific voltage value on the first intermediate node.
Original Abstract Submitted
A voltage regulator for providing a word line voltage is provided. The voltage regulator includes a voltage divider, a comparator, a boost circuit and a bypass transistor. The voltage divider is coupled between the word line voltage and a low reference voltage. The voltage divider includes resistive elements connected in series at intermediate nodes. The comparator provides an enable signal according to a divided voltage value on a divided intermediate node among the intermediate nodes. The boost circuit boosts the word line voltage in response to the enable signal. A source terminal of the bypass transistor is connected to a first intermediate node among the intermediate nodes. A drain terminal of the bypass transistor is connected to a second intermediate node among the intermediate nodes. The bypass transistor is turned-off in response to the control signal having an intermediate voltage value on the first intermediate node.
