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US07965558B2 Methods and circuits for generating a high voltage and related semiconductor memory devices
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用于产生高电压和相关半导体存储器件的方法和电路
- Patent Title: Methods and circuits for generating a high voltage and related semiconductor memory devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于产生高电压和相关半导体存储器件的方法和电路
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Application No.: US12721913Application Date: 2010-03-11
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Publication No.: US07965558B2Publication Date: 2011-06-21
- Inventor: Dong-Hyuk Chae , Young-Ho Lim
- Applicant: Dong-Hyuk Chae , Young-Ho Lim
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec
- Priority: KR2004-108789 20041220
- Main IPC: G11C11/34
- IPC: G11C11/34

Abstract:
Methods of generating a program voltage for programming a non-volatile memory device include generating an initial voltage and generating a first ramping voltage in response to the initial voltage. The first ramping voltage has a ramping speed slower than the ramping speed of the initial voltage. A second ramping voltage is generated in response to the first ramping voltage. The second ramping voltage has a lower ripple than the first ramping voltage. The second ramping voltage is output as a program voltage for programming a non-volatile memory device. A program voltage generating circuit includes a program voltage generating unit configured to generate an initial voltage, a ramping circuit configured to generate a first ramping voltage responsive to the initial voltage, and a voltage controlling unit configured to generate a second ramping voltage having relatively low ripple and to output the first ramping voltage or the second ramping voltage responsive to a voltage level of the first ramping voltage. Semiconductor memory devices including program voltage generating circuits are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100165742A1 METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR GENERATING A HIGH VOLTAGE AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES Public/Granted day:2010-07-01
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