Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
Reducing aging of register file keeper circuits
By shutting off keeper transistors during pre-charge, the aging on these devices may be reduced. This means that a relatively weaker keeper may be used for noise compared to an overdesigned stronger keeper. Using a relatively weaker keeper circuit results in a faster evaluation stage and improved minimum read voltage in some embodiments.
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