/Voltage Generator And Memory Device Including Same
Abstract

A voltage generator including an LDO (low dropout) regulator that supplies a current to an internal voltage node of a sense amplification circuit as feedback control based on a voltage level of the internal voltage node; and a power switch circuit including a plurality of power switches each having one end connected to an external voltage and an opposite end connected to the internal voltage node, and that supplies the current to the internal voltage node as feed-forward control based on a known number of sense amplifiers to be activated. The voltage generator may efficiently supply current according to an operation mode of the sense amplification circuit.

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What is claimed is:

A voltage generator including an LDO (low dropout) regulator that supplies a current to an internal voltage node of a sense amplification circuit as feedback control based on a voltage level of the internal voltage node; and a power switch circuit including a plurality of power switches each having one end connected to an external voltage and an opposite end connected to the internal voltage node, and that supplies the current to the internal voltage node as feed-forward control based on a known number of sense amplifiers to be activated. The voltage generator may efficiently supply current according to an operation mode of the sense amplification circuit.
Timeline
Filed
04/14/2026
Published
08/20/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(4)
G11C 11/4074:Power supply or voltage generation circuits, e.g. bias voltage generators, substrate voltage generators, back-up power, power control circuits
G05F 1/575:characterised by the feedback circuit
G11C 11/4091:Sense or sense/refresh amplifiers, or associated sense circuitry, e.g. for coupled bit-line precharging, equalising or isolating