Assistance in reset of data storage array
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics Pvt. Ltd.
InventorsAshish Kumar, Rajiv Kumar Roy
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Abstract
A system is capable of assisting in reset of a data storage array including data storage array including one or more data storage array nodes. The system includes a control unit coupled to the data storage array configured to produce a control signal to reset the data storage array, and a reset unit communicatively coupled to the data storage array and the control unit configured to reset the data storage array by charge injection to the one or more data storage array nodes.
Claims30
1-22. (canceled)
A system for resetting a data storage array comprising at least one data storage array node, the system comprising:
- a control unit coupled to the data storage array and configured to produce a control signal to reset the data storage array;
- and
- a reset unit coupled to the data storage array and said control unit and configured to reset the data storage array by charge injection to said at least one data storage array node.
A storage device comprising:
- a data storage array comprising at least one data storage array node and a plurality of memory cells coupled thereto;
- a control unit coupled to said data storage array and configured to produce a control signal to reset said data storage array;
- and
- a reset unit coupled to said data storage array and said control unit and configured to reset said data storage array by lowering a reference voltage of a portion of said plurality of memory cells to a negative voltage level by injecting charge to said at least one data storage array node.
A method of operating a system for resetting a data storage array comprising at least one data storage array node and a plurality of memory cells coupled thereto, the method comprising:
- producing a control signal to reset the data storage array;
- and
- using a reset unit coupled to the data storage array to reset the data storage array by charge injection to the at least one data storage array node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.