Over driver control signal generator in semiconductor memory device
View Patent ↗An over-driver control signal generating apparatus includes a pulse generating unit for generating a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to a desired over-driving interval in response to an over-driving signal; a supply voltage level detecting unit for detecting a voltage level of a supply voltage to generate a detecting signal; and a selecting unit for outputting the pulse signal as a bit line over-driver control signal in response to the detecting signal.
1. An over-driver control signal generating apparatus, comprising:
a pulse generating unit for generating a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to a desired over-driving interval in response to an over-driving signal;
a supply voltage level detecting unit for detecting a voltage level of a supply voltage to generate a detecting signal; and
a selecting unit for outputting the pulse signal as a bit line over-driver control signal in response to the detecting signal.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pulse generating unit includes:
a first pulse generator for generating a first pulse signal having a first pulse width in response to the over-driving signal; and
a second pulse generator for generating a second pulse signal having a second pulse width shorter than the first pulse width in response to the over-driving signal.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first pulse generator includes:
a delay for delaying the over-driving signal; and
a NOR gate for performing a NOR operation on the over-driving signal and an output signal of the delay to output the first pulse signal.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second pulse generator includes:
a delay for delaying the over-driving signal; and
a NAND gate for performing a NAND operation on the over-driving signal and an inverted signal of an output signal of the delay to output the second pulse signal.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the supply voltage level detecting unit includes:
a voltage divider for dividing the supply voltage by a predetermined ratio; and
a comparator for comparing an output signal of the voltage divider and a reference voltage in response to an enable signal.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the voltage divider has a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series between the supply voltage and a ground voltage.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the comparator has an NMOS bias type of current mirror differential amplifier circuit for receiving the output signal of the voltage divider and the reference voltage as differential inputs.
8. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the selecting unit includes:
a first NAND gate for performing a NAND operation on an inverted signal of the detecting signal and the first pulse signal;
a first inverter for inverting an output signal of the first NAND gate;
a second NAND gate for performing a NAND operation on the detecting signal and the second pulse signal;
a second inverter for inverting an output signal of the second NAND gate;
a NOR gate for performing a NOR operation on output signals of the first and second inverters; and
a third NAND gate for performing a NAND operation on an output signal of the NOR gate and the enable signal to output the over-driver control signal.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pulse generating unit includes:
a delay for delaying the over-driving signal; and
a first NOR gate for receiving the over-driving signal and an output of the delay to output the pulse signal.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the supply voltage level detecting unit includes:
a voltage divider for dividing the supply voltage by a predetermined ratio; and
a comparator for comparing an output signal of the voltage divider and a reference voltage in response to an enable signal.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the voltage divider has a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series between the supply voltage and a ground voltage.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the comparator has an NMOS bias type of current mirror differential amplifier circuit for receiving the output signal of the voltage divider and the reference voltage as differential inputs.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the selecting unit includes:
a second NOR gate for performing a NOR operation on the detecting signal and the pulse signal; and
an inverter for receiving an output signal of the second NOR gate to output the bit line over-driver control signal.
14. An over-driver control signal generating method, comprising:
generating a first pulse signal having a first pulse width in response to the over-driving signal;
generating a second pulse signal having a second pulse width shorter than the first pulse width in response to an over-driving signal;
detecting a voltage level of a supply voltage; and
alternatively outputting the first pulse signal or the second pulse signal as a bit line over-driver control signal in response to a detected result of the supply voltage.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein in the step of alternatively outputting the first pulse signal or the second pulse signal, the first pulse signal is selected as the bit line over-driver control signal under low voltage condition and the second pulse signal is selected as the bit line over-driver control signal under high voltage condition.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of detecting the voltage level of the supply voltage includes:
dividing the supply voltage by a predetermined ratio; and
comparing the divided voltage and a reference voltage in response to an enable signal.
17. An over-driver control signal generating method, comprising:
generating a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to a desired over-driving interval in response to an over-driving signal;
detecting a voltage level of a supply voltage; and
outputting the pulse signal as a bit line over-driver control signal in response to a detected result of the supply voltage.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein in the step of outputting the pulse signal as the bit line over-driver control signal, the pulse signal is output as the bit line over-driver control signal under low voltage condition and the over-driver control signal is deactivated and output under high voltage condition.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of detecting the voltage level of the supply voltage includes:
dividing the supply voltage by a predetermined ratio; and
comparing the divided voltage and a reference voltage in response to an enable signal.