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7630270 Dual mode SRAM architecture for voltage scaling and power management  
The present disclosure provides a dual-mode voltage controller, a method of supplying voltage to SRAM periphery circuits and an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the dual-mode voltage...
7630260 Semiconductor memory and system  
A word driver supplies a high level voltage to a word line when a memory cell is accessed and supplies low level voltage which is a negative voltage to the word line when the memory cell isn't...
7626848 DRAM including a tunable gain amp as a local sense amp  
DRAM includes a tunable gain amp serving as a local sense amp, wherein the tunable gain amp is connected to a local bit line for reading a memory cell including a pass transistor and a capacitor,...
7623405 SRAM with switchable power supply sets of voltages  
A circuit includes a memory cell having a high voltage supply node and a low voltage supply node. Power multiplexing circuitry is included to selectively apply one of a first set of voltages and a...
7619947 Integrated circuit having a supply voltage controller capable of floating a variable supply voltage  
An integrated circuit includes a supply voltage controller operable to receive a plurality of control signals and at least one circuit supply voltage and to output at least one variable supply...
7616517 Config logic power saving method  
A circuit which includes an IP cell having a function select input signal line, combinatorial logic having an output connected to the function select input signal line of the IP cell, a...
7609581 Semiconductor memory device  
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array provided in a cell array area and including a plurality of memory cells, a source potential line which applies a source potential to the...
7606105 Deep power down mode control circuit  
A deep power down mode control circuit is provided. The deep power down mode control circuit includes a deep power down signal generator for outputting a deep power down signal in response to a...
7606095 Semiconductor memory device having a precharge voltage supply circuit capable of reducing leakage current between a bit line and a word line in a power-down mode  
A precharge voltage supply circuit and a semiconductor memory device using the same are described. The precharge voltage supply circuit includes a first voltage supplier configured to reduce a...
7602664 Circuit and method of generating voltage of semiconductor memory apparatus  
A circuit for generating a voltage of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a control unit that outputs a driving control signal in response to an enable signal and a burn-in signal, a first...
7599241 Enhanced write abort mechanism for non-volatile memory  
In a non-volatile memory (NVM) device having a controller and a non-volatile memory array controlled by the controller a voltage supervisor circuit monitors an output of a voltage supply powering...
7599240 Internal voltage generator of semiconductor memory device  
An internal voltage generator of a semiconductor memory device controls generating an internal voltage according to an increase of the internal voltage during an active mode, to thereby decrease...
7599231 Adaptive regulator for idle state in a charge pump circuit of a memory device  
An apparatus and method for improving the performance of an electronic device is disclosed. An idle voltage state is introduced by an adaptive voltage generator when providing or removing a high...
7593280 Semiconductor memory device operating with a lower voltage for peripheral area in power saving mode  
A semiconductor memory device reduces power consumption during a refresh operation. The semiconductor memory device comprises a voltage generator, a sensing controller, an output driver and a data...
7590023 Semiconductor memory device with internal voltage generator and method for driving the same  
A semiconductor memory device can stably supply a high voltage even if not only the PVT (Process, Voltage, and Temperature) fluctuations but also the level fluctuations of the external voltage are...
7586807 Semiconductor memory device  
A semiconductor memory device includes a row control circuit block and a column control circuit block each performing an access control over a memory cell array, a data I/O circuit block...
7583538 Semiconductor memory and read method of the same  
A semiconductor memory including a memory cell which is a MOSFET formed on an SOI substrate. The memory cell has a gate electrode connected to a word line, a drain region connected to a bit line,...
7580312 Power saving system and method for use with a plurality of memory circuits  
A power saving system and method are provided. In use, at least one of a plurality of memory circuits is identified that is not currently being accessed. In response to the identification of the at...
7577052 Power switching circuit  
A power control circuit for an integrated circuit module includes at least one switch device coupled between a supply voltage and a power node of the integrated circuit module; and a switch control...
7573775 Setting threshold voltages of cells in a memory block to reduce leakage in the memory block  
In one embodiment, a memory block includes one or more bit lines that each include two or more cells. Each cell in each bit line has a distance from a sense amplifier coupled to the bit line, and...
7564732 Internal voltage generation circuit for semiconductor device  
Provided is an internal voltage generation circuit for generating an internal voltage used in a semiconductor device. The internal voltage generation circuit includes a standby internal voltage...
7558692 Consumption current balance circuit, compensation current amount adjusting method, timing generator, and semiconductor testing apparatus  
A consumption current balance circuit reduces the layout area and suppresses the deterioration of accuracy of a delay time caused by a temperature variation due to a power variation of a delay...
7554871 Semiconductor memory apparatus  
A first signal input circuit outputs a first control signal in response to self-refresh and active signals. A second signal input circuit outputs a second control signal in response to the...
7551508 Energy efficient storage device using per-element selectable power supply voltages  
An energy efficient storage device using per-element selectable power supply voltages provides energy conservation in storage devices while maintaining a particular performance level. The storage...
7549066 Automatic power savings stand-by control for non-volatile memory  
A non-volatile memory array such as a flash memory array may include a power savings circuit to control a stand-by mode of the non-volatile memory array. The power savings circuit may cause a...
7548484 Semiconductor memory device having column decoder  
A semiconductor memory device includes a cell matrix having a number of cells, a multiplicity of column decoders for selectively activating the cells in response to code signals containing column...
7548482 Memory device for early stabilizing power level after deep power down mode exit  
A memory device for early stabilization and rapid increase of a power level after deep power down exit includes a deep power down exit pulse generator, a deep power down exit mode signal generator,...
7548477 Method and apparatus for adapting circuit components of a memory module to changing operating conditions  
A method adapts circuit components of a memory module to changing operating conditions within a predefined range. According to one embodiment, a memory module provides a sensor arrangement and a...
7548466 Flash memory device and voltage generating circuit for the same  
A flash memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells. The flash memory device also includes a voltage generating circuit which generates a plurality of constant...
7548157 Battery backed service indicator aids for field maintenance  
A self-contained backup power source such as a battery is provided for components within an electrically powered device such as a storage controller, photocopier or the like, to maintain diagnostic...
7529146 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device may include a first logic unit for performing a logic operation with respect to a plurality of first control signals, each of which indicates whether a corresponding one of a...
7525865 Control circuit for refreshing voltages in a non-volatile memory during a standby mode and a method thereof  
Disclosed is a method for refreshing voltages in a non volatile memory during a standby mode. The method comprises generating a first node voltage and a second node voltage through a resistance...
7518940 Control circuit for stable exit from power-down mode  
A power-down mode exit control circuit enables a memory device to exit from an initially set power-down mode state using a clock enable signal. Specifically, although a clock enable signal is...
7515495 Active cycle control circuit and method for semiconductor memory apparatus  
An active cycle control circuit includes a refresh active control signal generation unit that generates a refresh active control signal at the same cycle as a refresh request signal at a timing...
7505354 Word line voltage control circuit for memory devices  
A memory device includes at least one memory array having a plurality of memory cells addressed by a plurality of word lines and bit lines, and coupled between a power line and a ground line. A...
7499359 Temperature sensor instruction signal generator and semiconductor memory device having the same  
A temperature sensor instruction signal generator, which may drive a temperature sensor, and a semiconductor memory device including the same. The temperature sensor instruction signal generator...
7498835 Implementation of low power standby modes for integrated circuits  
A PLD ( 200 ) includes a power management unit (PMU 210 ) that selectively implements one or more different power-reduction techniques in response to power configuration signals (PC). By...
7496774 Method and system for generating clocks for standby mode operation in a mobile communication device  
Reducing power while in standby mode may comprise monitoring for an occurrence of at least one event requiring a transition out of a standby mode while utilizing a lower frequency, less accurate,...
7495986 Semiconductor memory device, and method of controlling the same  
An internal voltage generator when activated, generates an internal voltage to be supplied to an internal circuit. Operating the internal voltage generator consumes a predetermined amount of the...
7495982 Internal voltage generator  
An internal voltage generation device includes a plurality of output nodes; a bit line precharge voltage generation unit for generating a bit line precharge voltage; a first voltage drop unit for...
7495981 Internal voltage generator  
An internal voltage generator includes an output node, a bit line precharge voltage generating unit for generating a bit line precharge voltage, and a voltage drop block for dropping a voltage...
7493441 Mass storage controller with apparatus and method for extending battery backup time by selectively providing battery power to volatile memory banks not storing critical data  
A battery-backed write-caching mass storage controller is disclosed. The controller includes a plurality of volatile memory banks for caching write data prior to being written to disk drives....
7486582 Dynamic memory for a cellular terminal  
A DRAM and its application to a mobile telephony circuit with a control circuit including a first refreshment controller controlled by a first clock signal and a second refreshment controller...
7486573 Flash memory device and voltage generating circuit for the same  
A flash memory device may include a memory cell array. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory cells. The flash memory device may also include a voltage generator which generates a...
7486572 Voltage regulator for memory device  
A voltage regulator for a static random access memory operating either in a standby mode or a operation mode is provided. The voltage regulator includes a reference voltage generating circuit for...
7483330 Power efficient memory and cards  
A memory with an internal detection mechanism to detect the presence of either an external component of an external voltage on some no connect pins, allowing a change in the configuration of the...
7480199 Method for low power refresh of a dynamic random access memory using a slower refresh rate than a normal refresh rate  
A method and system for operating a DRAM device in either a high power, full density mode or a low power, half density mode. In the full density mode, each data bit is stored in a single memory...
7479823 Multiple circuit blocks with interblock control and power conservation  
A semiconductor integrated circuit is provided including a plurality of circuit blocks and adapted to cut off the supply of power source voltage to any one of the circuit blocks. The integrated...
7474584 Semiconductor device  
A logic circuit in a system LSI is provided with a power switch so as to cut off the switch at the time of standby, reducing leakage current. At the same time, an SRAM circuit of the system LSI...
7460429 Circuit and method for reducing power in a memory device during standby modes  
A memory device responsive to standby mode commands for reducing internal operational power on a memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a circuit for reducing power during a standby...
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