Low couple effect bit-line voltage generator
AssigneeMacronix International Co., Ltd.
InventorsJer-Hau Hsu, Yung Feng Lin
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AssigneeMacronix International Co., Ltd.
InventorsJer-Hau Hsu, Yung Feng Lin
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A bit-line voltage generator is provided. The bit-line voltage generator includes a discharge enhanced bias source and a switch unit. The switch unit includes a clamp transistor having a source, a gate connected to the discharge enhanced bias source, and a drain receiving a voltage; a switch transistor having a gate receiving a control signal, a drain connected to the source of the clamp transistor, and a source connected to a memory array, wherein a parasitic capacitor exists between the gate and the source of the clamp transistor; a resistor having a first terminal connected to the drain of the switch transistor, and a second terminal connected to ground; and a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the drain of the switch transistor, and a second terminal connected to ground, wherein a charge in the parasitic capacitor, when the switch transistor is turned on, is almost identical to that when the switch transistor is turned off, so that a couple effect between the switch unit and the discharge enhanced bias source is reduced, thereby stabilizing a bias applied to the memory array.
A switch unit, comprising:
A bit-line voltage generator, comprising:
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