Patent ID: 11947372
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one first transistor includes a plurality of strings of the first transistors coupled in parallel between a supply voltage terminal and the terminals of the first transistors in the plurality of strings,
wherein controlling the at least one first transistor comprises:
controlling a first group of the plurality of strings of the first transistors to pull up the voltage level of the terminals of the first transistors in the plurality of strings from the first voltage level to a second voltage level greater than the first voltage level at a first time; and
controlling a second group of the plurality of strings of the first transistors to pull up the voltage level of the terminals of the first transistors in the plurality of strings from the second voltage level to a third voltage level greater than the second voltage level at a second time after the first time.