Apparatuses and methods for driving a voltage of a wordline of a memory

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9147473
APP PUB NO 20150036442A1
SERIAL NO

13957273

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Apparatuses, global and local wordline drivers, and methods for driving a wordline voltage in a memory is described. An example apparatus includes a memory array including a plurality of sub-arrays. The plurality of sub arrays are coupled to a wordline. The memory array further including a plurality of local wordline drivers coupled between a global wordline and the wordline. The plurality of local wordline drivers are configured to selectively couple the wordline to the global wordline during a memory access operation. The example apparatus further includes a global wordline driver configured to selectively couple the wordline to the global wordline during the memory access operation.

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  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doebler, Jonathan Boise, US 8 28
Ingalls, Charles Meridian, US 16 167
Kim, Tae Boise, US 46 355
Kirsch, Howard Eagle, US 18 272
Smith, K Shawn Boise, US 3 17

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