Patent ID: 11935607
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. The integrated circuit die of claim 2, wherein the leakage detector circuit is further configured to detect excess leakage within word lines of the selected one of the memory sectors by operating to:
f) select a word line within the memory array of the selected one of the memory sectors while maintaining a remainder of the word lines deselected;
g) wait a given period of time;
h) when the selection of the word line results in the gate voltage becoming less than the copy voltage, de-assert the leakage detection signal to thereby indicate excess leakage within the selected word line of the selected one of the memory sectors; and
i) when the selection of the word line does not result in the gate voltage becoming less than the copy voltage, assert the leakage detection signal to thereby indicate a lack of excess leakage within the selected word line.