Locally word line driver scheme failures due to a floating word line in the case of a segmented - word line - driver pattern to avoid

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for accessing a local word line in a segmented memory. In one exemplary embodiment, the process comprises during an access to the local word line a of the application of a first voltage to the local word line via a locally word line driver, on a first end of the local word line is positioned. After the access has been completed, a second voltage to the local word line is provided, with the second voltage to the local word line by means of a draw down circuit is applied to a second end of the local word line is positioned with respect to the first end, and wherein one or more memory cells of the local word line between the locally word line drivers and the word line are mounted under pulling circuit.