Patent ID: 7142022

Claim:
A clock enable buffer for entry of a self-refresh mode, comprising: a current mirror load connected between a voltage source and a first node and a second node, wherein the current mirror load has first and second transistors; a third transistor connected between the first node and a third node, wherein the third transistor is turned on according to a reference voltage; a fourth transistor connected between the second node and the third node, for controlling the current mirror load in response to a clock enable signal; a first delay unit for delaying a self-refresh signal; a fifth transistor connected between the third node and a ground, wherein the fifth transistor is turned on according to a first delayed self-refresh signal by the first delay unit; a second delay unit for delaying the self-refresh signal; and a sixth transistor that is turned on according to an inverted version of a second delayed self-refresh signal by the second delay unit to make the potential of the first node a Low level, wherein an output of the clock enable buffer for entry of the self-refresh mode is generated at the first node.