The present technique relates to a method and apparatus for managing
voltage buses. In a memory device, such as SRAM or DRAM, a periphery
voltage bus may supply voltage to periphery circuitry and an array
voltage bus may supply voltage to array circuitry. A bridge circuit may
be utilized to isolate the buses from each other and couple the buses
together, depending on the control signals are received by the bridge
circuit. As such, the bridge circuit enhances the operation of the memory
device by reducing duplicative circuits and equalizing the voltage that
are applied to the buses. In addition, the bridge circuit isolates the
buses from each other to protect sensitive circuitry in the array and
periphery circuitry from noise on the other bus.