摘要 |
A dynamic circuit utilizing a passgate on a bit line is disclosed. In one embodiment, a precharge circuit is coupled to a first bit line, while a discharge circuit is coupled to a second bit line. A passgate transistor is coupled between the first bit line and the second bit line. A gate terminal of the passgate transistor may be hardwired or otherwise held to a static voltage such that it remains active when the circuit is operating. During a precharge phase, the precharge circuit may precharge the first bit line to a voltage that is at or near a supply voltage of the circuit. The second bit line may be precharged, through the passgate transistor, responsive to the precharging of the first bit line. The second bit line may be precharged to a voltage that is at least a threshold voltage less than the supply voltage. |