KR100280624B1 - 부트스트랩 디코더회로 및 그의 동작방법 - Google Patents
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- 부트스트랩 디코더 회로에 있어서, 적어도 한 입력신호에 응답하여 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호를 제공하며, 적어도 하나의 워드라인 신호를 공급하기 위해 활성화되는 적어도 하나의 행 디코더; 및 상기 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호에 따라 클럭신호를 상기 적어도 한 행 디코더에 공급하는 적어도 하나의 클럭발생기를 포함하며, 상기 적어도 한 행 디코더 회로는 상기 클럭신호에 따라 상기 워드라인 신호를 공급하는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더 회로.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 적어도 한 행 디코더는 적어도 하나의 입력신호에 따라 상기 부트스트랩 신호를 발생하는 부트스트랩 인에이블신호 발생회로를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더 회로.
- 부트스트랩 디코더 회로에 있어서, 적어도 하나의 선택신호와 적어도 하나의 제어신호를 수신하도록 연결되며 적어도 하나의 출력단자를 가진 행 디코더 회로; 적어도 또 다른 선택신호와 적어도 또 다른 제어신호를 수신하도록 연결되며 적어도 또 다른 출력단자를 가진 클럭발생기 회로; 및 상기 행 디코더회로와 상기 클럭발생기 회로에 연결된 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호회로를 포함하며, 상기 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호회로는 상기 적어도 한 선택 신호에 따라 부트스트랩 신호를 발생하며, 상기 클럭발생기는 상기 부트스트랩 신호에 따라 클럭신호를 발생하여 상기 클럭신호를 상기 또 다른 출력단자에 공급하며, 상기 행 디코더회로는 상기 클럭신호에 응답하여 워드라인 신호를 발생하며, 상기 워드라인 신호는 상기 적어도 하나의 출력단자에서 출력되는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더 회로.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호회로는 스위치를 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더 회로.
- 부트스트랩 디코더 회로를 동작시키는 방법에 있어서, 적어도 하나의 선택신호에 따라 적어도 하나의 정전용량 소자를 충전하는 단계; 상기 단계와 동시에 상기 적어도 한 선택신호에 따라 적어도 하나의 부트스트랩 인에이블 신호를 발생하는 단계; 상기 적어도 하나의 부트스트랩 신호에 따라 적어도 하나의 클럭신호를 발생하는 단계; 및 상기 클럭신호에 따라 적어도 하나의 워드라인 신호를 발생하는 단계를 포함하며, 상기 적어도 한 클럭신호는 상기 적어도 한 정전용량 소자가 완전히 충전됨과 동시에 상기 적어도 한 부트스트랩 신호에 따라 적시에 공급되는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더회로의 동작방법.
- 제5항에 있어서, 적어도 하나의 제어신호에 응답하여 부트스트랩 디코더 회로를 프리챠지하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 부트스트랩 디코더 회로의 동작방법.
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US08/018,802 US5327026A (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1993-02-17 | Self-timed bootstrap decoder |
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JP (1) | JPH06243681A (ko) |
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