JP4774526B2 - 選択的保持方式によるメモリ制御 - Google Patents
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閉成状態:この場合、グループをなすSRAMセルは、これらの内容を失うが、リークは少ない。
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- データを記憶する複数個のメモリセルを有するメモリ回路であって、
a)各々が前記メモリセルのそれぞれのグループによって共有される少なくとも2つの仮想供給ラインと、
b)供給電圧を前記少なくとも2つの仮想供給ラインの各々にそれぞれ選択的に切り換える少なくとも2つの切り換え手段であって、前記仮想供給ラインをそれぞれの接地電位に選択的に接続するように配置されたものである切り換え手段と、
c)前記メモリ回路を待機状態かアクティブ状態かのいずれに設定するために用いられる大域的動作制御信号及び局所的データ保持指示信号を受け取り、前記大域的動作制御信号及び前記局所的データ保持指示信号に基づいて前記少なくとも2つの切り換え手段のうちの割り当てられた切り換え手段の切り換え状態を制御する少なくとも2つの制御回路とを有し、局所的データ保持指示信号は前記メモリ回路の少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルに記憶される保持情報から得られ、
d)前記少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルと関連した前記メモリセルのグループのうちの少なくとも1つのメモリセルへの書き込みアクセス中、所要の保持情報を前記少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルに書き込む書き込み手段とを備えたメモリ回路。 - 前記複数個のメモリセルは、単一の集積メモリ回路として構成されている、請求項1記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記制御回路は各々、前記大域的動作制御信号と前記局所的データ保持指示信号の両方がインアクティブ状態に設定されたとき、前記供給信号を切り離すよう前記割り当てられた切り換え手段を開離切り換え状態に設定するようになった論理ゲートを有する、請求項1又は2記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記論理ゲートは、前記大域的動作制御信号及び前記局所的データ保持指示信号のうちの少なくとも一方が、アクティブ状態に設定されたとき、前記供給電圧を接続するよう前記割り当てられた切り換え要素を閉成状態に設定するようになっている、請求項3記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記メモリ回路は、集積スタティックRAMである、請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載のメモリ回路。
- 第2の供給電圧を前記少なくとも2つの仮想供給ラインの各にそれぞれ選択的に切り換える少なくとも2つの追加の切り換え手段を更に有し、前記少なくとも2つの追加の切り換え手段のうちの割り当てられた切り換え手段の切り換え情報は、追加の局所的又は大域的制御信号に基づいて制御される、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記複数個のメモリセルは、低しきい値トランジスタにより具体化され、前記切り換え要素は、高しきい値トランジスタにより具体化される、請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載のメモリ回路。
- メモリ回路のデータ保持を制御する方法であって、
a)各々がメモリセルの複数のグループのうちの各々によりそれぞれ共有される少なくとも2つの仮想供給ラインの各々に供給電圧をそれぞれ選択的に切り換えるステップであって、それぞれの前記仮想供給ラインが切り換え手段により、接地電位である基準電位に選択的に接続されるステップと、
b)前記メモリ回路を待機状態かアクティブ状態かのいずれかに設定するために用いられる大域的動作制御信号及びメモリセルの専用グループに割り当てられた局所的データ保持指示信号に基づいて前記切り換えステップを制御するステップと、
c)前記メモリ回路の少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルに記憶される保持情報から前記局所的データ保持指示信号を取り出すステップと、
d)前記少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルと関連した前記メモリセルのグループのうちの少なくとも1つのメモリセルへの書き込みアクセス中、所要の保持情報を前記少なくとも1つの専用メモリセルに書き込む書き込みステップとを含む、メモリ回路のデータ保持を制御する方法。 - メモリセルの前記複数のグループは、単一の集積メモリ回路として構成されている、請求項8に記載の方法。
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