Abstract: A memory has a method of operating that includes performing operations of a first type and a second type. A first voltage is coupled to a power supply node of a first memory cell of a memory array during a first operation of the first type. The first voltage is decoupled from the power supply node in response to terminating the first operation of the first type so as to allow the power supply node to drift. If the power supply node drifts to a second voltage, a power supply source is coupled to the power supply node. This is useful in reducing power in the circuit that produces the first voltage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2011
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew C. Russell, Prashant U. Kenkare, Shayan Zhang