BALANCED NEGATIVE BITLINE VOLTAGE FOR A WRITE ASSIST CIRCUIT

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A circuit and method for establishing a balanced negative voltage to a near-end and far-end of a bitline having a plurality of memory cells connected to the bitline is disclosed. A MOS capacitor and a metal capacitor are connected in parallel. The MOS capacitor is connected to the near-end of the bitline through a first switch transistor. The metal capacitor is connected to the near-end of the bitline through the first switch transistor and the far end of the bitline through a second switch transistor. A falling negative boost voltage is applied to the MOS capacitor and the metal capacitor. When the switch transistors are turned on during a write operation, the MOS capacitor and the metal capacitor are both coupled to the voltage at the near-end and far-end and drive the voltage to approximately equal the boost voltage, thereby providing a balanced voltage to the bitline.

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTDHSINCHU

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CHEN, CHIA-CHENG Toufen Township, TW 140 822
HUANG, CHIA-EN Xinfeng Township, TW 320 426
TSAI, JUI-CHE Tainan City, TW 54 137
WANG, YIH Hsinchu, TW 285 868

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