Patent ID: 7706207

Claim:
A circuit device comprising: a word line driver having a first input to receive a first predecode value, a second input to receive a second predecode value, and an output coupled to a word line of a memory, the word line driver comprising: a first transistor having a gate electrode coupled to the first input, a first current electrode coupled to the second input, and a second current electrode coupled to a first node; a second transistor having a gate electrode coupled to a first voltage reference, a first current electrode coupled to a second voltage reference, and a second current electrode coupled to the first node; a third transistor having a gate electrode coupled to the first node, a first current electrode coupled to a third voltage reference, and a second current electrode coupled to a second node; a fourth transistor having a gate electrode coupled to the first node, a first current electrode coupled to the second node, and a second current electrode coupled to the first voltage reference; and wherein the second node is coupled to the word line.