JP5179496B2 - メモリ回路及びメモリの書き込み方法 - Google Patents
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一般に、アルファ及びベータ比を増大することにより、セルの安定性が向上する。しかしながら、安定性の向上は、書き込み性能の低下という犠牲を伴うこととなる。スケーリング技術及び低電源電圧の使用により、読み出し及び書き込み双方のマージンに関して同時にSRAMセルを最適化することが尚更困難になっている。
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- メモリ回路であって、
第1のラインの複数のメモリセル及び第2のラインの複数のメモリセルを備えるメモリアレイと、
第1の電源端子と、
導線及び該導線に接続されたダミーセルを含む静電容量構造と、
前記第1のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第1の電源ラインと、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第2の電源ラインと、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルが書き込みのために選択されるとき、前記第1の電源端子を前記第1の電源ラインに接続し、前記第1の電源端子を前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルから遮断し、かつ前記第2の電源ラインを前記静電容量構造に接続するトランジスタを有するスイッチング回路とを備えるメモリ回路。 - 第1のラインの複数のメモリセル及び第2のラインの複数のメモリセルを備えるメモリアレイと、第1の電源端子と、導線及び該導線に接続されたダミーセルを含む静電容量構造と、前記第1のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第1の電源ラインと、前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第2の電源ラインとを備えるメモリを提供する工程と、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルを書き込みのために選択する工程と、
前記第1の電源端子を前記第1の電源ラインに接続する工程と、
前記第1の電源端子を前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルから遮断する工程と、
前記第2の電源ラインからの電荷を前記静電容量構造に接続する工程と、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルの1つのメモリセルに書き込む工程とを備える方法。 - メモリ回路であって、
第1のラインの複数のメモリセル及び第2のラインの複数のメモリセルを備えるメモリアレイと、
電源端子と、
導線及び該導線に接続されたダミーセルを含む静電容量構造と、
前記第1のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第1の電源ラインと、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに接続された第2の電源ラインと、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに対する書き込み動作の前に、前記静電容量構造を所定の電圧までプリチャージするためのプリチャージ手段と、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに対する書き込み動作中に、前記電源端子を前記第1の電源ラインに接続するための第1の接続手段と、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに対する書き込み動作中に、前記電源端子を前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルから遮断するための遮断手段と、
前記第2のラインの複数のメモリセルに対する書き込み動作中に、前記第2の電源ラインを前記静電容量構造に接続するための第2の接続手段とを備えるメモリ回路。
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