TW201730885A - Five-transistor static random access memory characterized by controlling the source electrode voltages of the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) according to different operating modes - Google Patents

Five-transistor static random access memory characterized by controlling the source electrode voltages of the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) according to different operating modes Download PDF

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The present invention provides a five-transistor static random access memory mainly comprising a memory array, a plurality of control circuits (2), a plurality of precharging circuits (3), a standby starting circuit (4) and a plurality of word line voltage level conversion circuits (5); the memory array is composed of a plurality of columns of memory cells and a plurality of rows of memory cells, each column of memory cells is provided with one of the control circuits, and each memory cell (1) comprises a first inverter (composed of a first PMOS transistor P11 and a first NMOS transistor M11), a second inverter (composed of a second PMOS transistor P12 and a second NMOS transistor M12) and an access transistor (composed of a third NMOS transistor M13). Each of the control circuits (2) is connected to the source electrodes of the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the second NMOS transistor (M12)of each memory cell in the corresponding columns of memory cells to ensure that the source electrode voltages of the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) are controlled according to different operating modes, so that the difficulty of writing in a logic 1 can be effectively avoided during the write-in mode, unnecessary power consumption can also be avoided when the reading speed is increased during a read mode, the leakage current can be effectively reduced during a standby mode, and the original electric characteristics can be kept during the hold mode. Moreover, because of the design of the standby starting circuit (4), a static random access memory ( SRAM) with a single port is effectively promoted to enter the standby mode rapidly, and therefore, the standby efficiency of the SRAM with the single port is effectively increased; in addition, by the design of the plurality of word line voltage level conversion circuits (5), the on-resistance of the third NMOS transistor (M13) in the reading mode is improved, and the interference of half-selected cells during reading is effectively reduced accordingly.

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5T靜態隨機存取記憶體 5T static random access memory

本發明係有關於一種單埠(single port)靜態隨機存取記憶體(Static Random Access Memory,簡稱SRAM),尤指一種有效提高單埠SRAM之待機效能,並能有效提高讀取速度與有效降低漏電流(leakage current)且能解決習知具單一位元線之單埠SRAM寫入邏輯1困難之單埠SRAM。 The invention relates to a single port static random access memory (SRAM), in particular to an effective improvement of the standby performance of the 單埠SRAM, and can effectively improve the reading speed and effectively reduce Leakage current and can solve the problem that SRAM is difficult to write logic 1 with a single bit line.

習知之單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體(SRAM)如第1a圖所示,其主要包括一記憶體陣列(memory array),該記憶體陣列係由複數個記憶體區塊(memory block,MB1、MB2等)所組成,每一記憶體區塊更由複數列記憶體晶胞(a plurality of rows of memory cells)與複數行記憶體晶胞(a plurality of columns of memory cells)所組成,每一列記憶體晶胞與每一行記憶體晶胞各包括有複數個記憶體晶胞;複數條字元線(word line,WL1、WL2等),每一字元線對應至複數列記憶體晶胞中之一列;以及複數位元線對(bit line pairs,BL1、BLB1...BLm、BLBm等),每一位元線對係對應至複數行記憶體晶胞中之一行,且每一位元線對係由一位元線(BL1...BLm)及一互補位元線(BLB1...BLBm)所組成。 As is shown in FIG. 1a, the static random access memory (SRAM) mainly includes a memory array, which is composed of a plurality of memory blocks (memory block, MB 1). , MB 2 , etc., each memory block is composed of a plurality of columns of memory cells and a plurality of columns of memory cells. Each column of memory cells and each row of memory cells each include a plurality of memory cells; a plurality of word lines (word line, WL 1 , WL 2 , etc.), each word line corresponding to a plurality of columns of memory One of the body cells; and a plurality of bit line pairs (BL 1 , BLB 1 ... BL m , BLB m , etc.), each bit line pair corresponding to a plurality of rows of memory cells One row, and each bit line pair is composed of one bit line (BL 1 ... BL m ) and one complementary bit line (BLB 1 ... BLB m ).

第1b圖所示即是6T單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體(SRAM)晶胞 之電路示意圖,其中,PMOS電晶體(P1)和(P2)稱為負載電晶體(load transistor),NMOS電晶體(M1)和(M2)稱為驅動電晶體(driving transistor),NMOS電晶體(M3)和(M4)稱為存取電晶體(access transistor),WL為字元線(word line),而BL及BLB分別為位元線(bit line)及互補位元線(complementary bit line),由於該單埠SRAM晶胞需要6個電晶體,且於讀取邏輯0時,為了避免讀取操作初始瞬間(initial instant)另一驅動電晶體導通,節點A之讀取初始瞬間電壓(VAR)必須滿足方程式(1):VAR=VDD×(RM1)/(RM1+RM3)<VTM2 (1) Figure 1b is a schematic diagram of a 6T單埠 SRAM cell, in which PMOS transistors (P1) and (P2) are called load transistors, NMOS transistors. (M1) and (M2) are called driving transistors, NMOS transistors (M3) and (M4) are called access transistors, WL is word line, and BL And BLB are a bit line and a complementary bit line, respectively, since the 單埠SRAM cell requires 6 transistors, and when reading logic 0, in order to avoid the initial moment of the read operation (initial instant) Another driving transistor is turned on, and the initial instantaneous voltage (V AR ) of the node A must satisfy the equation (1): V AR = V DD × (R M1 ) / (R M1 + R M3 ) < V TM2 (1)

以有效地防止讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾(half-selected cell disturbance),其中,VAR表示節點A之讀取初始瞬間電壓,RM1與RM3分別表示該NMOS電晶體(M1)與該NMOS電晶體(M3)之導通電阻,而VDD與VTM2分別表示電源供應電壓與該NMOS電晶體(M2)之臨界電壓,此導致驅動電晶體與存取電晶體之間的電流驅動能力比(即單元比率,cell ratio)通常設定在2.2至3.5之間(請參考98年10月20日第US76060B2號專利說明書第2欄第8-10行)。 To effectively prevent half-selected cell disturbance during reading, wherein V AR represents the initial instantaneous voltage of the reading of node A, and R M1 and R M3 respectively represent the NMOS transistor (M1) and The on-resistance of the NMOS transistor (M3), and V DD and V TM2 represent the power supply voltage and the threshold voltage of the NMOS transistor (M2), respectively, which results in current driving capability between the driving transistor and the access transistor. The ratio (cell ratio) is usually set between 2.2 and 3.5 (refer to the second column of lines 8-10 of the patent specification No. US76060B2 of October 20, 1998).

第1b圖所示6T單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞於寫入操作時之HSPICE暫態分析模擬結果,如第2圖所示,其係使用TSMC 90奈米CMOS製程參數加以模擬。 The HSPICE transient analysis results of the 6T單埠 SRAM cell shown in Figure 1b during the write operation, as shown in Figure 2, are simulated using the TSMC 90 nm CMOS process parameters.

用來減少6T靜態隨機存取記憶體(SRAM)晶胞之電晶體數之一種方式係揭露於第3圖中。第3圖顯示一種僅具單一位元線之5T單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之電路示意圖,與第1b圖之6T單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞相比,此種5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞比6T靜態隨機存取記憶體 晶胞少一個電晶體及少一條位元線,惟該5T單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞在不變更PMOS電晶體P1和P2以及NMOS電晶體M1、M2和M3的通道寬長比(亦即保持與6T SRAM晶胞相同之電晶體通道寬長比)的情況下存在寫入邏輯1相當困難之問題。茲考慮記憶晶胞左側節點A原本儲存邏輯0的情況,由於節點A之電荷僅單獨自位元線(BL)傳送,因此在將節點A中先前寫入的邏輯0蓋寫成邏輯1之寫入初始瞬間電壓(VAW)等於方程式(2):VAW=VDD×(RM1)/(RM1+RM3) (2)其中,VAW表示節點A之寫入初始瞬間電壓,RM1與RM3分別表示NMOS電晶體(M1)與NMOS電晶體(M3)之導通電阻,比較方程式(1)與方程式(2)可知,寫入初始瞬間電壓(VAW)小於NMOS電晶體(M2)之臨界電壓(VTM2),因而無法完成寫入邏輯1之操作。第3圖所示之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞,於寫入操作時之HSPICE暫態分析模擬結果,如第4圖所示,其係使用TSMC 90奈米CMOS製程參數加以模擬,由該模擬結果可証實,具單一位元線之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞存在寫入邏輯1相當困難之問題。 One way to reduce the number of transistors in a 6T static random access memory (SRAM) cell is disclosed in FIG. Figure 3 shows a circuit diagram of a 5T 單埠 SRAM cell with only a single bit line, compared to the 6T 單埠 SRAM cell of Figure 1b. The random access memory cell has one transistor and one less bit line than the 6T static random access memory cell, but the 5T單埠 SRAM cell does not change the PMOS transistors P1 and P2. As well as the channel aspect ratio of the NMOS transistors M1, M2, and M3 (i.e., maintaining the same transistor channel width to length ratio as the 6T SRAM cell), there is a problem that writing logic 1 is quite difficult. Considering that the node A on the left side of the memory cell originally stores a logic 0, since the charge of the node A is transmitted only from the bit line (BL) alone, the logic 0 previously written in the node A is overwritten with a logic 1 write. The initial instantaneous voltage (V AW ) is equal to equation (2): V AW = V DD × (R M1 ) / (R M1 + R M3 ) (2) where V AW represents the initial instantaneous voltage of the write of node A, R M1 And R M3 respectively indicate the on-resistances of the NMOS transistor (M1) and the NMOS transistor (M3). Comparing Equation (1) with Equation (2), the initial transient voltage (V AW ) is smaller than the NMOS transistor (M2). The threshold voltage (V TM2 ), and thus the operation of writing logic 1 cannot be completed. The 5T SRAM cell shown in Figure 3, the HSPICE transient analysis simulation result during the write operation, as shown in Figure 4, is simulated using the TSMC 90 nm CMOS process parameters. The simulation results confirm that the 5T SRAM cell with a single bit line has a problem in writing logic 1 that is quite difficult.

迄今,有許多具單一位元線之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之技術被提出,例如專利文獻1(99年4月27日第US7706203 B2號)所提出之「Memory System」、專利文獻2(103年2月11日第TWI426514 B號)所提出之「寫入操作時降低電源電壓之單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體」、專利文獻3(103年1月30日第US2014/0029333 A1號)所提出之「Five Transistor SRAM Cell」、非專利文獻4(Satyanand Nalam et al.,”5T SRAM with asymmetric sizing for improved read stability”,IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.,Vol. 46.No.10,pp 2431-2442,Oct.2011.)、專利文獻5(104年3月21日第TWI478165號)所提出之「具高效能之單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體」、非專利文獻6(Chua-Chin Wang et al.,”A single-ended disturb-free 5T loadless SRAM with leakage sensor and read delay compensation using 40nm process”,2014 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,pp 1126-1129,June 2014.)及非專利文獻7(Shyam Akashe et al.,”High density and low leakage current based 5T SRAM cell using 45nm technology”,2011 International Conference on Nanoscience,Engineering and Technology(ICONSET),pp 346-350,Nov.2011.)等等均屬之,該等技術雖可有效解決寫入邏輯1困難之問題,惟該等技術均未考慮到藉由字元線電壓位準轉換電路,以於讀取操作期間將施加至選定晶胞之存取電晶體的字元線電壓下拉至低於電源供應電壓,並配合二階段讀取操作,且於讀取操作之第一階段藉由將NMOS電晶體(M11)之源極電壓由原本之接地電壓下拉至低於接地電壓以有效提高讀取速度的同時,亦能有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾,因此仍有改進空間。 In the past, there have been many techniques for a 5T SRAM cell with a single bit line, such as the "Memory System" proposed in Patent Document 1 (US Pat. No. 7,706,062 B2, April 27, 1999), Patent Literature 2 ("TWI426514 B", February 11, 103, "Standard Static Random Access Memory with Reduced Power Supply Voltage During Write Operation", Patent Document 3 (US2014/0029333 A1, January 30, 103) "Five Transistor SRAM Cell", Non-Patent Document 4 (Satyanand Nalam et al., "5T SRAM with asymmetric sizing for improved read stability", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits ., Vol. 46. No. 10, pp 2431-2442, Oct. 2011.), Patent Document 5 (TWI478165, March 21, 104), "High-performance Static Random Access Memory", Non-Patent Document 6 ( Chua-Chin Wang et al., "A single-ended disturb-free 5T loadless SRAM with leakage sensor and read delay compensation using 40nm process", 2014 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp 1126-1129, June 2014.) Patent Document 7 (Shyam Akashe et al., "High d Ensity and low leakage current based 5T SRAM cell using 45nm technology", 2011 International Conference on Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology (ICONSET), pp 346-350, Nov.2011.), etc., which can effectively solve The problem of writing logic 1 is difficult, but none of these techniques considers the word line voltage level conversion circuit to drop the word line voltage applied to the access transistor of the selected cell during the read operation. Up to the power supply voltage, in conjunction with the two-stage read operation, and effective in the first phase of the read operation by pulling the source voltage of the NMOS transistor (M11) from the original ground voltage to below the ground voltage. While increasing the reading speed, it can also effectively reduce the half-selected cell interference during reading, so there is still room for improvement.

有鑑於此,本發明之主要目的係提出一種單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體,其能藉由字元線電壓位準轉換電路,以於讀取操作期間將施加至選定晶胞之存取電晶體的字元線電壓下拉至低於電源供應電壓,以有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾。 In view of the above, the main object of the present invention is to provide a 單埠 static random access memory capable of being applied to a selected cell by a word line voltage level conversion circuit during a read operation. The word line voltage of the crystal is pulled down below the power supply voltage to effectively reduce the half-selected cell interference during reading.

本發明之次要目的係提出一種單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體,其能藉由控制電路以有效提高讀取速度,且能藉由二階段的讀取控制以於提高讀取速度的同時,亦避免無謂的功率耗損。 A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a 單埠 static random access memory capable of effectively increasing the reading speed by a control circuit and capable of improving the reading speed by two-stage read control. It also avoids unnecessary power consumption.

本發明之再一目的係提出一種單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體,其能 藉由控制電路以有效避免習知具單一位元線之單埠SRAM存在寫入邏輯1相當困難之問題。 Still another object of the present invention is to provide a static random access memory capable of It is quite difficult to control the circuit to effectively avoid the existence of write logic 1 in the SRAM with a single bit line.

本發明提出一種單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體,其主要包括一記憶體陣列、複數個控制電路(2)、複數個預充電電路(3)、一待機啟動電路(4)以及複數個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),該記憶體陣列係由複數列記憶體晶胞與複數行記憶體晶胞所組成,每一列記憶體晶胞設置一個控制電路,且每一記憶體晶胞(1)係包括一第一反相器(由一第一PMOS電晶體P11與一第一NMOS電晶體M11所組成)、一第二反相器(由一第二PMOS電晶體P12與一第二NMOS電晶體M12所組成)及一存取電晶體(由一第三NMOS電晶體M13所組成)。每一控制單元(2)係連接至對應列記憶體晶胞中之每一記憶體晶胞的該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)的源極以及該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)的源極,以便因應不同操作模式而控制該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)的源極電壓以及該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)的源極電壓,藉此於寫入模式時,可有效防止寫入邏輯1困難之問題,於讀取模式時,可於提高讀取速度的同時,亦避免無謂的功率耗損,於待機模式時,可有效降低漏電流,而於保持模式時則可維持原有的電氣特性。再者,藉由該待機啟動電路(4)的設計,以有效促使具單埠SRAM快速進入待機模式,並因而有效提高單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體之待機效能;此外,藉由該複數個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)的設計,以增加該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)於讀取模式下之導通電阻,並因而有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾。 The present invention provides a 單埠 static random access memory, which mainly includes a memory array, a plurality of control circuits (2), a plurality of precharge circuits (3), a standby start circuit (4), and a plurality of characters. a line voltage level conversion circuit (5), the memory array is composed of a plurality of columns of memory cells and a plurality of rows of memory cells, each column of memory cells is provided with a control circuit, and each memory cell (1) comprising a first inverter (composed of a first PMOS transistor P11 and a first NMOS transistor M11) and a second inverter (by a second PMOS transistor P12 and a first The second NMOS transistor M12 is composed of an access transistor (consisting of a third NMOS transistor M13). Each control unit (2) is connected to a source of the first NMOS transistor (M11) of each memory cell of the corresponding column memory cell and a source of the second NMOS transistor (M12) In order to control the source voltage of the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the source voltage of the second NMOS transistor (M12) in response to different operation modes, thereby effectively preventing the write logic in the write mode 1 difficult problem, in the read mode, can improve the reading speed, but also avoid unnecessary power consumption, in the standby mode, can effectively reduce the leakage current, while maintaining the original electrical mode characteristic. Furthermore, the standby start circuit (4) is designed to effectively prompt the SRAM to quickly enter the standby mode, thereby effectively improving the standby performance of the static random access memory; furthermore, by the plurality of The word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) is designed to increase the on-resistance of the third NMOS transistor (M13) in the read mode, and thus effectively reduce the half-selected cell interference during reading.

BLB1 BLBm‧‧‧互補位元線 BLB 1 ... BLB m ‧‧‧complementary bit line

BLB‧‧‧互補位元線 BLB‧‧‧complementary bit line

MB1 MBk‧‧‧記憶體區塊 MB 1 ... MB k ‧‧‧ memory block

WL1 WLn‧‧‧字元線 WL 1 ... WL n ‧‧‧ character line

BL1 BLm‧‧‧位元線 BL 1 ... BL m ‧‧‧ bit line

I1、I2、I3‧‧‧漏電流 I 1 , I 2 , I 3 ‧‧‧ leakage current

1‧‧‧SRAM晶胞 1‧‧‧SRAM cell

2‧‧‧控制電路 2‧‧‧Control circuit

3‧‧‧預充電電路 3‧‧‧Precharge circuit

4‧‧‧待機啟動電路 4‧‧‧Standby start circuit

5‧‧‧字元線電壓位準轉換 電路 5‧‧‧Word line voltage level conversion Circuit

P11‧‧‧第一PMOS電晶體 P11‧‧‧First PMOS transistor

P12‧‧‧第二PMOS電晶體 P12‧‧‧Second PMOS transistor

M11‧‧‧第一NMOS電晶體 M11‧‧‧First NMOS transistor

M12‧‧‧第二NMOS電晶體 M12‧‧‧Second NMOS transistor

M13‧‧‧第三NMOS電晶體 M13‧‧‧ Third NMOS transistor

A‧‧‧儲存節點 A‧‧‧ storage node

B‧‧‧反相儲存節點 B‧‧‧ Inverting storage node

BL‧‧‧位元線 BL‧‧‧ bit line

WLC‧‧‧字元線控制信號 WLC‧‧‧ word line control signal

S‧‧‧待機模式控制信號 S‧‧‧Standby mode control signal

/S‧‧‧反相待機模式控制信號 /S‧‧‧Inverted standby mode control signal

VL1‧‧‧第一低電壓節點 VL1‧‧‧ first low voltage node

VL2‧‧‧第二低電壓節點 VL2‧‧‧ second low voltage node

M21‧‧‧第四NMOS電晶體 M21‧‧‧4th NMOS transistor

M22‧‧‧第五NMOS電晶體 M22‧‧‧ Fifth NMOS transistor

M23‧‧‧第六NMOS電晶體 M23‧‧‧ sixth NMOS transistor

M24‧‧‧第七NMOS電晶體 M24‧‧‧ seventh NMOS transistor

M25‧‧‧第八NMOS電晶體 M25‧‧‧8th NMOS transistor

M26‧‧‧第九NMOS電晶體 M26‧‧‧Ninth NMOS transistor

M27‧‧‧第十NMOS電晶體 M27‧‧‧ tenth NMOS transistor

P21‧‧‧第三PMOS電晶體 P21‧‧‧ Third PMOS transistor

RC‧‧‧讀取控制信號 RC‧‧‧ read control signal

RGND‧‧‧加速讀取電壓 RGND‧‧‧Accelerated reading voltage

WC‧‧‧寫入控制信號 WC‧‧‧ write control signal

/WC‧‧‧反相寫入控制信號 /WC‧‧‧Inverted write control signal

INV‧‧‧第三反相器 INV‧‧‧ third inverter

D1‧‧‧第一延遲電路 D1‧‧‧First delay circuit

P31‧‧‧第四NMOS電晶體 P31‧‧‧4th NMOS transistor

P‧‧‧預充電信號 P‧‧‧Precharge signal

M41‧‧‧第十一NMOS電晶體 M41‧‧11 eleventh NMOS transistor

P41‧‧‧第五PMOS電晶體 P41‧‧‧ Fifth PMOS transistor

D2‧‧‧第二延遲電路 D2‧‧‧second delay circuit

VDD‧‧‧電源供應電壓 V DD ‧‧‧Power supply voltage

WL‧‧‧字元線 WL‧‧‧ character line

R‧‧‧讀取信號 R‧‧‧Read signal

/W‧‧‧反相寫入信號 /W‧‧‧Inverted write signal

/RW‧‧‧反相讀寫控制信號 /RW‧‧‧Inverted read/write control signal

P51‧‧‧第六PMOS電晶體 P51‧‧‧6th PMOS transistor

M51‧‧‧第十二NMOS電晶體 M51‧‧‧12th NMOS transistor

M52‧‧‧第十三NMOS電晶體 M52‧‧‧Thirteenth NMOS transistor

C‧‧‧節點 C‧‧‧ node

第1a圖 係顯示習知之靜態隨機存取記憶體;第1b圖 係顯示習知6T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之電路示意圖;第2圖 係顯示習知6T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之寫入動作時序圖;第3圖 係顯示習知5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之電路示意圖;第4圖 係顯示習知5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之寫入動作時序圖;第5圖 係顯示本發明較佳實施例所提出之電路示意圖;第6圖 係顯示第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於寫入期間之簡化電路圖;第7圖 係顯示第5圖之本發明較佳實施例之寫入動作時序圖;第8圖 係顯示第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於讀取期間之簡化電路圖;第9圖 係顯示第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於待機期間之簡化電路圖。 Figure 1a shows a conventional static random access memory; Figure 1b shows a schematic circuit diagram of a conventional 6T static random access memory cell; and Fig. 2 shows a conventional 6T static random access memory cell. The write operation timing chart; the third figure shows the circuit diagram of the conventional 5T static random access memory unit cell; the fourth figure shows the write operation timing chart of the conventional 5T static random access memory unit cell; 5 is a schematic circuit diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a simplified circuit diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 5 during writing; and FIG. 7 is a view showing the fifth drawing; FIG. 8 is a simplified circuit diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in the fifth embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 9 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Simplified circuit diagram during standby.

根據上述之主要目的,本發明提出一種單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體,其主要包括一記憶體陣列,該記憶體陣列係由複數列記憶體晶胞與複數行記憶體晶胞所組成,每一列記憶體晶胞與每一行記憶體晶胞均包括有複數個記憶體晶胞(1);複數個控制電路(2),每一列記憶晶胞設置一個控制電路(2);複數個預充電電路(3),每一行記憶晶胞設置一個預充電電路(3);一待機啟動電路(4),該待機啟動電路(4)係促使SRAM快速進入待機模式,以有效提高SRAM之待機效能;以及複數個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),每一列記憶體晶胞設置一個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)。 According to the above main object, the present invention provides a 單埠 static random access memory, which mainly includes a memory array composed of a plurality of column memory cells and a plurality of row memory cells, each A column of memory cells and each row of memory cells include a plurality of memory cells (1); a plurality of control circuits (2), each column of memory cells is provided with a control circuit (2); a plurality of precharges Circuit (3), each row of memory cells is provided with a pre-charging circuit (3); a standby starting circuit (4), which causes the SRAM to quickly enter the standby mode to effectively improve the standby performance of the SRAM; And a plurality of word line voltage level conversion circuits (5), each column memory cell is provided with a word line voltage level conversion circuit (5).

為了便於說明起見,第5圖所示之靜態隨機存取記憶體僅以 一個記憶體晶胞(1)、一條字元線(WL)、一條位元線(BL)、一控制電路(2)、一預充電電路(3)、一待機啟動電路(4)以及一字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)做為實施例來說明。該記憶體晶胞(1)係包括一第一反相器(由一第一PMOS電晶體P11與一第一NMOS電晶體M11所組成)、一第二反相器(由一第二PMOS電晶體P12與一第二NMOS電晶體M12所組成)、一第三NMOS電晶體(M13),其中,該第一反相器及該第二反相器係呈交互耦合連接,亦即該第一反相器之輸出(即節點A)係連接該第二反相器之輸入,而該第二反相器之輸出(即節點B)則連接該第一反相器之輸入,並且該第一反相器之輸出(節點A)係用於儲存SRAM晶胞之資料,而該第二反相器之輸出(節點B)則用於儲存SRAM晶胞之反相資料。在此值得注意的是,該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)與該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)具有相同之通道寬長比,該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)與該第二PMOS電晶體(P12)亦具有相同之通道寬長比 For the sake of explanation, the static random access memory shown in FIG. 5 is only a memory cell (1), a word line (WL), a bit line (BL), a control circuit (2), a precharge circuit (3), a standby start circuit (4), and a word The line voltage level conversion circuit (5) is explained as an embodiment. The memory cell (1) includes a first inverter (composed of a first PMOS transistor P11 and a first NMOS transistor M11) and a second inverter (by a second PMOS) a first NMOS transistor (M13), wherein the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor are in an inter-coupled connection, that is, the first The output of the inverter (ie node A) is connected to the input of the second inverter, and the output of the second inverter (ie node B) is connected to the input of the first inverter, and the first The output of the inverter (node A) is used to store the data of the SRAM cell, and the output of the second inverter (node B) is used to store the inverted data of the SRAM cell. It should be noted here that the first NMOS transistor (M11) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) have the same channel width to length ratio, the first PMOS transistor (P11) and the second PMOS transistor. (P12) also has the same channel width to length ratio

請再參考第5圖,該控制電路(2)係由一第四NMOS電晶體(M21)、一第五NMOS電晶體(M22)、一第六NMOS電晶體(M23)、一第七NMOS電晶體(M24)、一第八NMOS電晶體(M25)、一第九NMOS電晶體(M26)、一第十NMOS電晶體(M27)、一第三PMOS電晶體(P21)、一讀取控制信號(RC)、一第三反相器(INV)、一第一延遲電路(D1)、一加速讀取電壓(RGND)、一寫入控制信號(WC)、一反相寫入控制信號(/WC)、一待機模式控制信號(S)以及一反相待機模式控制信號(/S)所組成。該第四NMOS電晶體(M21)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至接地電壓、該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)與一第二低電壓節點(VL2);該 第五NMOS電晶體(M22)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第二低電壓節點(VL2)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與一第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之源極係連接至接地電壓,而閘極與汲極連接在一起並連接至該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之汲極、該讀取控制信號(RC)與該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該加速讀取電壓(RGND)、該第一延遲電路(D1)之輸出與該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)之源極;該第一延遲電路(D1)係連接在該第三反相器(INV)之輸出與該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之閘極之間;該第三反相器(INV)之輸入係供接收該讀取控制信號(RC),而輸出則連接至該第一延遲電路(D1)之輸入;該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至接地電壓、該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之汲極與該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該寫入控制信號(WC)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之閘極;而該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之汲極。在此值得注意的是,該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)係由該待機模式控制信號(S)經一反相器而獲得,且該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)係由該寫入控制信號(WC)經另一反相器而獲得。 Referring again to FIG. 5, the control circuit (2) is composed of a fourth NMOS transistor (M21), a fifth NMOS transistor (M22), a sixth NMOS transistor (M23), and a seventh NMOS device. Crystal (M24), an eighth NMOS transistor (M25), a ninth NMOS transistor (M26), a tenth NMOS transistor (M27), a third PMOS transistor (P21), a read control signal (RC), a third inverter (INV), a first delay circuit (D1), an accelerated read voltage (RGND), a write control signal (WC), and an inverted write control signal (/) WC), a standby mode control signal (S) and an inverted standby mode control signal (/S). a source, a gate and a drain of the fourth NMOS transistor (M21) are respectively connected to a ground voltage, the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) and a second low voltage node (VL2); a source, a gate and a drain of the fifth NMOS transistor (M22) are respectively connected to the second low voltage node (VL2), the standby mode control signal (S) and a first low voltage node (VL1); The source of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) is connected to a ground voltage, and the gate is connected to the drain and connected to the first low voltage node (VL1); the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) a source, a gate and a drain are respectively connected to a drain of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25), the read control signal (RC) and the first low voltage node (VL1); the eighth NMOS transistor a source, a gate and a drain of (M25) are respectively connected to the accelerated read voltage (RGND), an output of the first delay circuit (D1), and a source of the seventh NMOS transistor (M24); The first delay circuit (D1) is connected between the output of the third inverter (INV) and the gate of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25); the input of the third inverter (INV) is Receiving the read control signal (RC), and the output is connected to the input of the first delay circuit (D1); the source, the gate and the drain of the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) are respectively connected to the ground voltage The tenth NM a drain of the OS transistor (M27) and the first low voltage node (VL1); a source, a gate and a drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27) are respectively connected to the write control signal (WC) The standby mode control signal (S) and the gate of the ninth NMOS transistor (M26); and the source, the gate and the drain of the third PMOS transistor (P21) are respectively connected to the inverted write The control signal (/WC), the standby mode control signal (S) and the drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27). It should be noted here that the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) is obtained by the standby mode control signal (S) via an inverter, and the inverted write control signal (/WC) is The write control signal (WC) is obtained via another inverter.

在此值得注意的是,該第三PMOS電晶體(P3)之汲極、該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之汲極及該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之閘極係 連接在一起並形成一節點(C),當該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯低位準時,該節點(C)之電壓位準係為該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)之電壓位準,而當該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯高位準時,該節點(C)之電壓位準係為該寫入控制信號(WC)之電壓位準,藉此以有效地防止寫入邏輯1時因非預期因素而使該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯高位準並從而導致無法寫入之問題。 It is worth noting here that the drain of the third PMOS transistor (P3), the drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27), and the gate of the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) Connected together to form a node (C), when the standby mode control signal (S) is logic low, the voltage level of the node (C) is the voltage level of the inverted write control signal (/WC) When the standby mode control signal (S) is at a logic high level, the voltage level of the node (C) is the voltage level of the write control signal (WC), thereby effectively preventing the write logic At 1 o'clock, the standby mode control signal (S) is at a logic high level due to an unintended factor and thus causes a problem of being unable to write.

該控制電路(2)係設計成可因應不同操作模式而控制該第一低電壓節點(VL1)與該第二低電壓節點(VL2)之電壓位準,於寫入模式時,將選定晶胞中較接近位元線(BL)之驅動電晶體(即該第一NMOS電晶體M11)的源極電壓(即該第一低電壓節點VL1)設定成較接地電壓為高之一預定電壓(即該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之閘源極電壓VGS(M23))且將選定晶胞中另一驅動電晶體(即該第二NMOS電晶體M12)的源極電壓(即該第二低電壓節點VL2)設定成接地電壓,以便防止寫入邏輯1困難之問題。 The control circuit (2) is designed to control the voltage level of the first low voltage node (VL1) and the second low voltage node (VL2) according to different operation modes, and select the unit cell in the write mode. The source voltage (ie, the first low voltage node VL1) of the driving transistor (ie, the first NMOS transistor M11) closer to the bit line (BL) is set to be a predetermined voltage higher than the ground voltage (ie, The gate-source voltage V GS(M23) of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) and the source voltage of the other driving transistor (ie, the second NMOS transistor M12) in the selected unit cell (ie, the second The low voltage node VL2) is set to the ground voltage to prevent the difficulty of writing logic 1.

於讀取模式之第一階段時,將選定晶胞中較接近位元線(BL)之驅動電晶體(即該第一NMOS電晶體M11)的源極電壓(即該第一低電壓節點VL1)設定成呈較接地電壓為低之該加速讀取電壓(RGND),該較接地電壓為低之該加速讀取電壓(RGND)可有效提高讀取速度,而於讀取模式之第二階段時,將選定晶胞中較接近位元線(BL)之驅動電晶體(即該第一NMOS電晶體M11)的源極電壓設定回接地電壓,以便減少無謂的功率消耗,其中該讀取模式之該第二階段與該第一階段相隔之時間,係等於該讀取控制信號(RC)由邏輯低位準轉變為邏輯高位準起算,並至該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之閘極電壓足以關閉該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)為止之時間, 其值可藉由該第三反相器(INV)之下降延遲時間與該第一延遲電路(D1)所提供之延遲時間來調整。 In the first stage of the read mode, the source voltage of the driving transistor (ie, the first NMOS transistor M11) closer to the bit line (BL) in the cell is selected (ie, the first low voltage node VL1) The acceleration read voltage (RGND) is set to be lower than the ground voltage, and the accelerated read voltage (RGND) is lower than the ground voltage to effectively increase the read speed, and in the second stage of the read mode And setting a source voltage of a driving transistor (ie, the first NMOS transistor M11) closer to the bit line (BL) in the selected unit cell to a ground voltage to reduce unnecessary power consumption, wherein the reading mode The time between the second phase and the first phase is equal to the read control signal (RC) is changed from the logic low level to the logic high level, and the gate voltage of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25) is reached. Sufficient to close the eighth NMOS transistor (M25), The value can be adjusted by the falling delay time of the third inverter (INV) and the delay time provided by the first delay circuit (D1).

於待機模式時,將所有記憶晶胞中之驅動電晶體的源極電壓設定成較接地電壓為高之該預定電壓,以便降低漏電流;而於保持模式時則將記憶晶胞中之驅動電晶體的源極電壓設定成接地電壓,以便維持原來之保持特性,其詳細工作電壓位準如表1所示。 In the standby mode, the source voltage of the driving transistor in all the memory cells is set to the predetermined voltage higher than the ground voltage to reduce the leakage current; and in the hold mode, the driving power in the memory cell is The source voltage of the crystal is set to the ground voltage to maintain the original retention characteristics. The detailed operating voltage levels are shown in Table 1.

表1中之該寫入控制信號(WC)係為一寫入信號(W)與該字元線(WL)信號的及閘(AND gate)運算結果,此時僅於該寫入信號(W)信號與該字元線(WL)信號均為邏輯高位準時,該寫入控制信號(WC)方為邏輯高位準;該讀取控制信號(RC)為一讀取信號(R)與該字元線(WL)信號的及閘運算結果。在此值得注意的是,對於非讀取模式期間之該讀取 控制信號(RC)係設定為該加速讀取電壓(RGND)之位準,以防止該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)之漏電流。 The write control signal (WC) in Table 1 is an AND gate operation result of a write signal (W) and the word line (WL) signal, and only the write signal (W) When the signal and the word line (WL) signal are both logic high, the write control signal (WC) is a logic high level; the read control signal (RC) is a read signal (R) and the word The result of the gate operation of the line (WL) signal. It is worth noting here that this read during non-read mode The control signal (RC) is set to the level of the accelerated read voltage (RGND) to prevent leakage current of the seventh NMOS transistor (M24).

請參考第5圖,該預充電電路(3)係由一第四PMOS電晶體(P31)以及一預充電信號(P)所組成,該第四PMOS電晶體(P31)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至電源供應電壓(VDD)、該預充電信號(P)與該位元線(BL),以便於預充電期間,藉由邏輯低位準之該預充電信號(P),以將該位元線(BL)預充電至該電源供應電壓(VDD)之位準。 Referring to FIG. 5, the precharge circuit (3) is composed of a fourth PMOS transistor (P31) and a precharge signal (P), and the source and gate of the fourth PMOS transistor (P31). Connected to the power supply voltage (V DD ), the precharge signal (P) and the bit line (BL), respectively, to facilitate the precharge signal (P) by logic low level during precharge To precharge the bit line (BL) to the level of the power supply voltage (V DD ).

請再參考第5圖,該待機啟動電路(4)係由一第五PMOS電晶體(P41)、一第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)、一第二延遲電路(D2)以及該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)所組成。該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至電源供應電壓(VDD)、該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)與該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之汲極;該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第一低電壓節點(VL1)、該第二延遲電路(D2)之輸出與該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)之汲極;該第二延遲電路(D2)之輸入連接至該反相待機模式控制信號(/S),而該延遲電路(D1)之輸出則連接至該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之閘極。 Referring to FIG. 5 again, the standby starting circuit (4) is composed of a fifth PMOS transistor (P41), an eleventh NMOS transistor (M41), a second delay circuit (D2), and the reverse standby. The mode control signal (/S) is composed of. The source, the gate and the drain of the fifth PMOS transistor (P41) are respectively connected to a power supply voltage (V DD ), the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) and the eleventh NMOS transistor ( a drain of M41); a source, a gate and a drain of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) are respectively connected to the output of the first low voltage node (VL1) and the second delay circuit (D2) a drain of the fifth PMOS transistor (P41); an input of the second delay circuit (D2) is coupled to the inverted standby mode control signal (/S), and an output of the delay circuit (D1) is coupled to the The gate of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41).

請再參考第5圖,該字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)係由一第六PMOS電晶體(P51)、一第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)、一第十三NMOS電晶體(M52)、該讀取信號(R)、一反相寫入信號(/W)、一反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)以及一字元線控制信號(WLC)所組成,其中該讀取信號(R)與該反相寫入信號(/W)可來自SRAM之讀寫控制接腳,當該讀寫控制接腳為邏輯高位準時指示讀取操作(即該讀取信號R為邏輯高位準), 而該讀寫控制接腳為邏輯低位準時指示寫入操作(即該反相寫入信號/W為邏輯低位準,且該寫入信號W為邏輯高位準),至於該讀寫控制接腳之反相信號則等同該反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)。該第六PMOS電晶體(P51)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該字元線(WL)、該反相寫入信號(/W)與該字元線控制信號(WLC);該第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該字元線控制信號(WLC)、該讀取信號(R)與該字元線(WL);而該第十三NMOS電晶體(M52)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該字元線控制信號(WLC)、該反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)與該字元線(WL)。 Referring to FIG. 5 again, the word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) is composed of a sixth PMOS transistor (P51), a twelfth NMOS transistor (M51), and a thirteenth NMOS transistor ( M52), the read signal (R), an inverted write signal (/W), an inverted read/write control signal (/RW), and a word line control signal (WLC), wherein the reading The signal (R) and the inverted write signal (/W) may be from a read/write control pin of the SRAM, and the read operation is indicated when the read/write control pin is at a logic high level (ie, the read signal R is a logic high bit) quasi), The read/write control pin is a logic low-level on-time indicating write operation (ie, the inverted write signal /W is a logic low level, and the write signal W is a logic high level), and the read/write control pin is The inverted signal is equivalent to the inverted read/write control signal (/RW). a source, a gate and a drain of the sixth PMOS transistor (P51) are respectively connected to the word line (WL), the inverted write signal (/W) and the word line control signal (WLC) The source, gate and drain of the twelfth NMOS transistor (M51) are respectively connected to the word line control signal (WLC), the read signal (R) and the word line (WL); The source, gate and drain of the thirteenth NMOS transistor (M52) are respectively connected to the word line control signal (WLC), the inverted read/write control signal (/RW) and the word line. (WL).

該字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)之詳細工作電壓位準如表2所示。 The detailed operating voltage level of the word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) is shown in Table 2.

其中VTN51表示該第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)之臨界電壓。在此值得注意的是,本發明一方面藉由二階段的讀取控制以於提高讀取速度的同時,亦避免無謂的功率耗損,另一方面藉由該字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),以於讀取操作期間將施加至選定晶胞之存取電晶體的字元線電壓下拉至低於 該電源供應電壓(即VDD-VTN51),以有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾。 Where V TN51 represents the threshold voltage of the twelfth NMOS transistor (M51). It should be noted here that the present invention uses two-stage read control to improve the reading speed while avoiding unnecessary power consumption, and on the other hand, the word line voltage level conversion circuit ( 5), in order to effectively lower the word line voltage applied to the access transistor of the selected cell during the read operation to be lower than the power supply voltage (ie, V DD -V TN51 ) Selected cell interference.

茲依單埠SRAM之工作模式說明第5圖之本發明較佳實施例的工作原理如下: The working principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 5 is as follows:

(1)寫入模式(write mode) (1) Write mode

於寫入操作開始前,該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯低位準,使得該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)導通(ON),並使得該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)截止(OFF),由於此時該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)為邏輯高位準,於是該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)之汲極呈邏輯高位準,該邏輯高位準之該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)之汲極會導通該第九NMOS電晶體(M26),並使得該低電壓節點(VL1)呈接地電壓。 Before the start of the write operation, the standby mode control signal (S) is at a logic low level, such that the third PMOS transistor (P21) is turned "ON", and the tenth NMOS transistor (M27) is turned off (OFF). Since the inverted write control signal (/WC) is at a logic high level at this time, the drain of the third PMOS transistor (P21) is at a logic high level, and the logic is at a high level of the third PMOS transistor ( The drain of P21) turns on the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) and causes the low voltage node (VL1) to be grounded.

而於寫入操作期間內,該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯低位準,惟此時該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)為邏輯低位準,使得該第三PMOS電晶體(P21))之汲極呈邏輯低位準,該邏輯低位準之該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)之汲極會使得該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)截止,並使得該低電壓節點(VL1)等於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之閘源極電壓VGS(M26),藉此得以有效防止寫入邏輯1困難之問題。第6圖所示為第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於寫入期間之簡化電路圖。 During the write operation period, the standby mode control signal (S) is a logic low level, but at this time, the inverted write control signal (/WC) is a logic low level, so that the third PMOS transistor (P21) The drain of the third PMOS transistor (P21) causes the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) to be turned off, and the low voltage node (VL1) is equal to the The gate-source voltage V GS (M26) of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) is thereby effectively prevented from being difficult to write to the logic 1. Figure 6 is a simplified circuit diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention of Figure 5 during writing.

接下來依單埠SRAM之4種寫入狀態來說明第6圖之本發明較佳實施例如何完成寫入動作。 Next, how the write operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 6 is completed depends on the four write states of the SRAM.

(一)節點A原本儲存邏輯0,而現在欲寫入邏輯0: (1) Node A originally stores a logic 0, but now wants to write a logic 0:

在寫入動作發生前(該字元線控制信號WLC為接地電壓),該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為導通(ON)。因為該第一NMOS電晶體(M11) 為ON,所以當寫入動作開始時,該字元線控制信號(WLC)由Low(接地電壓)轉High(該電源供應電壓VDD)。當該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓大於該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)(即存取電晶體)的臨界電壓時,該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)由截止(OFF)轉變為導通(ON),此時因為位元線(BL)是接地電壓,所以該節點A會保持原本之接地電壓,直到寫入週期結束。 Before the write operation occurs (the word line control signal WLC is a ground voltage), the first NMOS transistor (M11) is turned "ON". Since the first NMOS transistor (M11) is ON, the word line control signal (WLC) is turned from Low (ground voltage) to High (the power supply voltage V DD ) when the write operation starts. When the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC) is greater than the threshold voltage of the third NMOS transistor (M13) (ie, the access transistor), the third NMOS transistor (M13) is turned from OFF (OFF) to Turn on (ON). At this time, because the bit line (BL) is the ground voltage, the node A will maintain the original ground voltage until the end of the write cycle.

(二)節點A原本儲存邏輯0,而現在欲寫入邏輯1: (2) Node A originally stores logic 0, but now wants to write logic 1:

在寫入動作發生前(該字元線控制信號WLC為接地電壓),該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為導通(ON)。因為該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為ON,所以當寫入動作開始時,該字元線控制信號(WLC)由Low(接地電壓)轉High(該電源供應電壓VDD),該節點A的電壓會跟隨該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓而上升。 Before the write operation occurs (the word line control signal WLC is a ground voltage), the first NMOS transistor (M11) is turned "ON". Since the first NMOS transistor (M11) is ON, when the writing operation starts, the word line control signal (WLC) is turned from Low (ground voltage) to High (the power supply voltage V DD ), the node A The voltage will rise following the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC).

當該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓大於該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的臨界電壓時,該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)由截止(OFF)轉變為導通(ON),此時因為該位元線(BL)是High(該電源供應電壓VDD),並且因為該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)仍為ON且該節點B仍處於電壓位準為接近於該電源供應電壓(VDD)之電壓位準的初始狀態,所以該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)仍為截止(OFF),而該節點A之寫入初始瞬間電壓(VAW)滿足方程式(3):VAW=VDD×(RM11+RM23)/(RM13+RM11+RM23)>VTN12 (3) When the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC) is greater than the threshold voltage of the third NMOS transistor (M13), the third NMOS transistor (M13) is turned from OFF to ON. Because the bit line (BL) is High (the power supply voltage V DD ), and because the first NMOS transistor (M11) is still ON and the node B is still at a voltage level close to the power supply voltage ( The initial state of the voltage level of V DD ), so the first PMOS transistor (P11) is still off (OFF), and the initial transient voltage (V AW ) of the node A satisfies equation (3): V AW =V DD ×(R M11 +R M23 )/(R M13 +R M11 +R M23 )>V TN12 (3)

其中,VAW表示節點A之寫入初始瞬間電壓,RM11、RM13與RM23分別表示該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)、該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)與該第六NMOS 電晶體(M23)之導通電阻,而VDD與VTN12分別表示該電源供應電壓與該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之臨界電壓,因此可有效避免寫入邏輯1困難之問題,此時因為第三NMOS電晶體(M13)仍工作於飽和區(saturation region)且該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)仍工作於線性區(triode region),雖然該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之導通電阻(RM13)會大於該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之導通電阻(RM11),但由於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)係呈二極體連接,因此可於該第一低電壓節點(VL1)處提供一等於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之閘-源極電壓VGS(M23)之電壓位準,結果節點A所呈現的該分壓電壓位準,其電壓值會比第4圖之習知5T靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞之該節點A之電壓位準還要高許多。該還要高許多之分壓電壓位準足以使該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)導通,於是使得節點B放電至一較低電壓位準,該節點B之較低電壓位準會使得該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之導通電阻(RM11)呈現較高的電阻值,該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之該較高的電阻值會於該節點A獲得較高電壓位準,該節點A之較高電壓位準又會經由該第二反相器(由第二PMOS電晶體P12與第二NMOS電晶體M12所組成),而使得該節點B呈現更低電壓位準,該節點B之更低電壓位準又會經由該第一反相器(由第一PMOS電晶體P11與第一NMOS電晶體M11所組成),而使得該節點A獲得更高電壓位準,依此循環,即可將該節點A充電至該電源供應電壓(VDD),而完成邏輯1的寫入動作。 Wherein, V AW represents the initial transient voltage of the node A, and R M11 , R M13 and R M23 represent the first NMOS transistor (M11), the third NMOS transistor (M13) and the sixth NMOS transistor, respectively. (M23) the on-resistance, and V DD and V TN12 respectively represent the power supply voltage and the threshold voltage of the second NMOS transistor (M12), so that the problem of writing logic 1 is difficult to avoid, at this time, because of the third The NMOS transistor (M13) still operates in a saturation region and the first NMOS transistor (M11) still operates in a triode region, although the on-resistance of the third NMOS transistor (M13) (R) M13 ) is greater than the on-resistance (R M11 ) of the first NMOS transistor (M11), but since the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) is diode-connected, the first low-voltage node (VL1) Providing a voltage level equal to the gate-source voltage V GS (M23) of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23), and the resulting voltage-divided voltage level at node A is higher than that of the fourth It is known that the voltage level of the node A of the 5T static random access memory cell is much higher. The much higher voltage division voltage level is sufficient to turn on the second NMOS transistor (M12), thus causing the node B to discharge to a lower voltage level, and the lower voltage level of the node B causes the first The on-resistance (R M11 ) of an NMOS transistor (M11) exhibits a higher resistance value, and the higher resistance value of the first NMOS transistor (M11) obtains a higher voltage level at the node A. The higher voltage level of the node A is again passed through the second inverter (composed of the second PMOS transistor P12 and the second NMOS transistor M12), so that the node B exhibits a lower voltage level, the node The lower voltage level of B is again passed through the first inverter (composed of the first PMOS transistor P11 and the first NMOS transistor M11), so that the node A obtains a higher voltage level, and thus cycles The node A can be charged to the power supply voltage (V DD ) to complete the logic 1 write operation.

在此值得注意的是,該第一低電壓節點(VL1)於節點A原本儲存邏輯0,而正寫入邏輯1之期間,係具有等於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之閘源極電壓VGS(M23)的電壓位準,而於寫入邏輯1後,又會因經由 該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)放電而具有接地電壓之位準。 It should be noted here that the first low voltage node (VL1) originally stores logic 0 at node A, and has a gate source voltage equal to the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) while logic 1 is being written. The voltage level of V GS (M23) , after writing logic 1, will have the level of the ground voltage due to discharge through the ninth NMOS transistor (M26).

(三)節點A原本儲存邏輯1,而現在欲寫入邏輯1: (3) Node A originally stores logic 1, but now wants to write logic 1:

在寫入動作發生前(字元線控制信號WLC為接地電壓),該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)為導通(ON)。當該字元線控制信號(WLC)由Low(接地電壓)轉High(該電源供應電壓VDD),且該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓大於該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的臨界電壓時,該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)由截止(OFF)轉變為導通(ON);此時因為該位元線(BL)是High(該電源供應電壓VDD),並且因為該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)仍為ON,所以該節點A的電壓會維持於該電源供應電壓(VDD)之電壓位準,直到寫入週期結束。 Before the write operation occurs (the word line control signal WLC is the ground voltage), the first PMOS transistor (P11) is turned "ON". When the word line control signal (WLC) is turned from Low (ground voltage) to High (the power supply voltage V DD ), and the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC) is greater than that of the third NMOS transistor (M13) At the threshold voltage, the third NMOS transistor (M13) is turned from OFF to ON; at this time, since the bit line (BL) is High (the power supply voltage V DD ), and because of the A PMOS transistor (P11) is still ON, so the voltage at node A is maintained at the voltage level of the power supply voltage (V DD ) until the end of the write cycle.

(四)節點A原本儲存邏輯1,而現在欲寫入邏輯0: (4) Node A originally stores logic 1, but now wants to write logic 0:

在寫入動作發生前(該字元線控制信號WLC為接地電壓),該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)為導通(ON)。當該字元線控制信號(WLC)由Low(接地電壓)轉High(該電源供應電壓VDD),且該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓大於該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的臨界電壓時,該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)由截止(OFF)轉變為導通(ON),此時因為該位元線(BL)是Low(接地電壓),所以會將該節點A以及該第一低電壓節點(VL1)放電而完成邏輯0的寫入動作,直到寫入週期結束。 Before the write operation occurs (the word line control signal WLC is a ground voltage), the first PMOS transistor (P11) is turned "ON". When the word line control signal (WLC) is turned from Low (ground voltage) to High (the power supply voltage V DD ), and the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC) is greater than that of the third NMOS transistor (M13) At the threshold voltage, the third NMOS transistor (M13) is turned from OFF to ON. At this time, since the bit line (BL) is Low (ground voltage), the node A and the node are The first low voltage node (VL1) is discharged to complete the logic 0 write operation until the end of the write cycle.

第6圖所示之本發明較佳實施例,於寫入操作時之HSPICE暫態分析模擬結果,如第7圖所示,其係使用TSMC 90奈米CMOS製程參數加以模擬,由該模擬結果可証實,本發明所提出之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,能藉由寫入期間提高該第一低電壓節點(VL1)之電壓位準,以有效避免習 知具單一位元線之單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體晶胞存在寫入邏輯1相當困難之問題。 In the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6, the HSPICE transient analysis simulation result during the write operation, as shown in FIG. 7, is simulated using the TSMC 90 nm CMOS process parameters, from which the simulation result is obtained. It can be confirmed that the 5T static random access memory proposed by the present invention can effectively improve the voltage level of the first low voltage node (VL1) during writing to effectively avoid It is quite difficult to know that it is difficult to write logic 1 in a static random access memory cell with a single bit line.

(II)讀取模式(read mode) (II) Read mode (read mode)

於讀取操作開始前,該讀取控制信號(RC)、該寫入控制信號(WC)及該待機模式控制信號(S)均為邏輯低位準,使得該第三PMOS電晶體(P13)導通,並使得該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)截止,於是該節點C呈邏輯高位準,邏輯高位準之該節點C會導通第九NMOS電晶體(M26),並使得該第一低電壓節點(VL1)呈接地電壓。另一方面,由於該讀取控制信號(RC)為邏輯低位準,使得該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)截止(OFF),並使得該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)導通(ON)。 The read control signal (RC), the write control signal (WC), and the standby mode control signal (S) are both logic low levels before the start of the read operation, so that the third PMOS transistor (P13) is turned on. And causing the tenth NMOS transistor (M27) to be turned off, then the node C is at a logic high level, and the node C of the logic high level turns on the ninth NMOS transistor (M26), and causes the first low voltage node ( VL1) is at ground voltage. On the other hand, since the read control signal (RC) is at a logic low level, the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) is turned off (OFF), and the eighth NMOS transistor (M25) is turned "ON".

第6圖所示之本發明較佳實施例係藉由二階段的讀取控制以於提高讀取速度的同時,亦避免無謂的功率耗損,於讀取操作之一第一階段,該讀取控制信號(RC)為邏輯高位準,使得該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)導通,由於此時該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)仍導通,於是該第一低電壓節點(VL1)呈較接地電壓為低之該加速讀取電壓(RGND),該較接地電壓為低之該加速讀取電壓(RGND)可有效提高讀取速度。 The preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 is controlled by two stages to improve the reading speed while avoiding unnecessary power consumption. In the first stage of the reading operation, the reading is performed. The control signal (RC) is at a logic high level, so that the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) is turned on. Since the eighth NMOS transistor (M25) is still turned on at this time, the first low voltage node (VL1) is grounded. The accelerated read voltage (RGND) is low, and the accelerated read voltage (RGND), which is lower than the ground voltage, can effectively increase the read speed.

而於讀取操作之一第二階段,雖然該讀取控制信號(RC)仍為邏輯高位準,使得該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)仍為導通,惟由於此時該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)截止,於是該第一低電壓節點(VL1)會經由導通的該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)而呈接地電壓,藉此可有效減少無謂的功率消耗。在此值得注意的是,該讀取操作之該第二階段與該第一階段相隔之時間,係等於該讀取控制信號(RC)由邏輯低位準轉變為邏輯高位準起算,並 至該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之閘極電壓足以關閉該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)為止之時間,其值可藉由該第三反相器(INV)之下降延遲時間與該第一延遲電路(D1)所提供之延遲時間來調整。再者,無論於讀取操作之該第一階段抑是該第二階段,該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)均呈導通狀態(由於該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之閘極為電源供應電壓VDD之位準)。第8圖所示為第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於讀取期間之簡化電路圖。 In the second phase of the read operation, although the read control signal (RC) is still at a logic high level, the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) is still turned on, but since the eighth NMOS transistor is at this time (M25) is turned off, so that the first low voltage node (VL1) is grounded via the turned-on ninth NMOS transistor (M26), thereby effectively reducing unnecessary power consumption. It is worth noting here that the second phase of the read operation is separated from the first phase by a time equal to the read control signal (RC) transitioning from a logic low level to a logic high level, and to the The gate voltage of the eight NMOS transistor (M25) is sufficient to turn off the eighth NMOS transistor (M25), and the value thereof can be decreased by the delay time of the third inverter (INV) and the first delay circuit. (D1) The delay time provided is adjusted. Furthermore, regardless of the first phase of the read operation or the second phase, the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) is in an on state (since the gate of the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) is at a power supply voltage The level of V DD ). Figure 8 is a simplified circuit diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention of Figure 5 during reading.

接下來依單埠SRAM之2種讀取狀態來說明第8圖之本發明較佳實施例如何設定該加速讀取電壓(RGND)與如何降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾。 Next, how to set the accelerated read voltage (RGND) and how to reduce the half-selected cell interference during reading according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 8 is illustrated by the two read states of the SRAM.

(一)讀取邏輯1(節點A儲存邏輯1): (1) Read logic 1 (node A stores logic 1):

在讀取動作發生前,該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為截止(OFF)且該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)為導通(ON),該節點A與該節點B分別為該電源供應電壓(VDD)與接地電壓,而該位元線(BL)則因該預充電電路(3)而等於該電源供應電壓(VDD)。於讀取期間,由於該字元線控制信號(WLC)為該電源供應電壓扣抵該第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)之臨界電壓(即VDD-VTN51),因此該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)導通(ON),藉此可有效保持該位元線(BL)為該電源供應電壓直到讀取週期結束而順利完成讀取邏輯1之操作。在此值得注意的是,由於此時該第一低電壓節點(VL1)為該加速讀取電壓(RGND),為了有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾與有效降低漏電流,必須將該加速讀取電壓(RGND)設定為低於該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之臨界電壓(VTM11),亦即|RGND|<VTM11 (4) 其中,|RGND|與VTM11分別表示該加速讀取電壓之絕對值與該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之臨界電壓。 Before the reading operation occurs, the first NMOS transistor (M11) is turned off (OFF) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) is turned on (ON), and the node A and the node B are respectively the power supply voltage (V DD ) and the ground voltage, and the bit line (BL) is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ) due to the precharge circuit (3). During the reading, since the word line control signal (WLC) is the threshold voltage of the twelfth NMOS transistor (M51) (ie, V DD -V TN51 ), the third NMOS is charged. The crystal (M13) is turned on (ON), whereby the bit line (BL) can be effectively maintained for the power supply voltage until the end of the read cycle and the operation of reading the logic 1 is successfully completed. It is worth noting here that since the first low voltage node (VL1) is the accelerated read voltage (RGND) at this time, in order to effectively reduce the half-selected cell interference during reading and effectively reduce the leakage current, it is necessary to The accelerated read voltage (RGND) is set lower than the threshold voltage (V TM11 ) of the first NMOS transistor (M11), that is, |RGND|<V TM11 (4) where |RGND| and V TM11 respectively indicate Accelerating the absolute value of the read voltage and the threshold voltage of the first NMOS transistor (M11).

(二)讀取邏輯0(節點A儲存邏輯0): (2) Read logic 0 (node A stores logic 0):

在讀取動作發生前,該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為導通(ON)且該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)為截止(OFF),該節點A與該節點B分別為接地電壓與該電源供應電壓(VDD),而該位元線(BL)則因該預充電電路(3)而等於該電源供應電壓(VDD)。因為該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)為ON,所以當讀取動作開始時,該字元線控制信號(WLC)由Low(接地電壓)轉High(該電源供應電壓扣抵該第十二NMOS電晶體M51之臨界電壓VDD-VTN51)。當該字元線控制信號(WLC)的電壓大於該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的臨界電壓時,該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)由截止(OFF)轉變為導通(ON),此時該節點A之讀取初始瞬間電壓(VAR)必須滿足方程式(5):VAR=VDD×(RM11+(RM24+RM25)∥RM26)/(RM13+RM11+(RM24+RM25)∥RM26)+RGND×(RM11+RM13)∥RM26/(RM24+RM25+(RM11+RM13)∥RM26)×RM13/(RM11+RM13)<VTM12 (5)其中,VAR表示節點A讀取邏輯0時之初始瞬間電壓,RM11、RM13、RM24、RM25與RM26分別表示該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)、該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)、該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)、該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)與該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之導通電阻,而VDD、RGND與VTM12分別表示該電源供應電壓(VDD)、該加速讀取電壓(RGND)與該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之臨界電壓。在此值得注意的是,該加速讀取電壓(RGND)係設 計成低於接地電壓且該加速讀取電壓之絕對值設計成小於該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之臨界電壓。再者,本發明於讀取期間之該字元線控制信號(WLC)係設定為該電源供應電壓扣抵該第十一NMOS電晶體(M51)之臨界電壓(VDD-VTM51),其一方面能有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾,另一方面可藉由增加該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之導通電阻(RM13)以容易滿足方程式(5)。 Before the reading operation occurs, the first NMOS transistor (M11) is turned on (ON) and the second NMOS transistor (M12) is turned off (OFF), and the node A and the node B are respectively grounded voltage and The power supply voltage (V DD ), and the bit line (BL) is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ) due to the precharge circuit (3). Since the first NMOS transistor (M11) is ON, when the reading operation starts, the word line control signal (WLC) is turned from Low (ground voltage) to High (the power supply voltage is applied to the twelfth NMOS). The threshold voltage of the transistor M51 is V DD -V TN51 ). When the voltage of the word line control signal (WLC) is greater than the threshold voltage of the third NMOS transistor (M13), the third NMOS transistor (M13) is turned from OFF to ON. The initial instantaneous voltage (V AR ) of the reading of node A must satisfy equation (5): V AR = V DD × (R M11 + (R M24 + R M25 ) ∥ R M26 ) / (R M13 + R M11 + ( R M24 +R M25 )∥R M26 )+RGND×(R M11 +R M13 )∥R M26 /(R M24 +R M25 +(R M11 +R M13 )∥R M26 )×R M13 /(R M11 + R M13 ) < V TM12 (5) where V AR represents the initial instantaneous voltage when node A reads logic 0, and R M11 , R M13 , R M24 , R M25 and R M26 represent the first NMOS transistor (M11, respectively) The on-resistance of the third NMOS transistor (M13), the seventh NMOS transistor (M24), the eighth NMOS transistor (M25), and the ninth NMOS transistor (M26), and V DD , RGND The power supply voltage (V DD ), the accelerated read voltage (RGND), and the threshold voltage of the second NMOS transistor (M12) are respectively indicated by V TM12 . It is worth noting here that the accelerated read voltage (RGND) is designed to be lower than the ground voltage and the absolute value of the accelerated read voltage is designed to be smaller than the threshold voltage of the first NMOS transistor (M11). Furthermore, the word line control signal (WLC) of the present invention during reading is set such that the power supply voltage is biased against the threshold voltage (V DD -V TM51 ) of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M51). On the one hand, it is possible to effectively reduce the half-selected cell interference at the time of reading, and on the other hand, it is easy to satisfy the equation (5) by increasing the on-resistance (R M13 ) of the third NMOS transistor (M13).

(III)待機模式(standby mode) (III) Standby mode

首先,說明第5圖之待機啟動電路(4)如何促使單埠SRAM快速進入待機模式,以有效提高SRAM之待機效能:(1)於進入待機模式之前,該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)為邏輯High,該邏輯High之反相待機模式控制信號(/S)使得該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)截止(OFF),並使得該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)導通(ON);(2)而於進入待機模式後,該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)為邏輯Low,該邏輯Low之反相待機模式控制信號(/S)使得該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)導通(ON),惟於待機模式之初始期間內(該初始期間係等於該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)由邏輯High轉變為邏輯Low起算,至該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之閘極電壓足以關閉該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)為止之時間,其可藉由該第二延遲電路(D2)所提供之一延遲時間來調整),該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)仍導通(ON),於是可對該第一低電壓節點(VL1)快速充電到達該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之臨界電壓(VTM23)的電壓位準,亦即單埠SRAM可快速進入待機模式。在此值得注意的是,於待機模式之初始期間後,該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)關閉並停止供應電流。 First, how the standby start circuit (4) of Fig. 5 causes the 單埠SRAM to quickly enter the standby mode to effectively improve the standby performance of the SRAM: (1) the reverse standby mode control signal (/S) before entering the standby mode. Is logic High, the logic high inversion standby mode control signal (/S) causes the fifth PMOS transistor (P41) to be turned off (OFF), and causes the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) to be turned on (ON) (2) After entering the standby mode, the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) is logic Low, and the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) of the logic Low causes the fifth PMOS transistor (P41) ON (ON), but in the initial period of the standby mode (the initial period is equal to the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) from logic High to logic Low, to the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) The gate voltage is sufficient to turn off the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41), which can be adjusted by a delay time provided by the second delay circuit (D2), the eleventh NMOS transistor ( M41) is still turned on (ON), so the first low voltage node (VL1) can be quickly charged to reach the sixth NMOS transistor (M2) 3) The voltage level of the threshold voltage (V TM23 ), that is, the 單 SRAM can quickly enter the standby mode. It is worth noting here that after the initial period of the standby mode, the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) is turned off and the supply current is stopped.

請參考第5圖,於待機模式時,該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯高位準,而該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)為邏輯低位準,該邏輯低位準之該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)可使得該控制電路(2)中之該第四NMOS電晶體(M21)截止(OFF),而該邏輯高位準之該待機模式控制信號(S)則使得該第五NMOS電晶體(M22)導通(ON),此時該第五NMOS電晶體(M22)係作為等化器(equalizer)使用,因此可藉由呈導通狀態之該第五NMOS電晶體(M22),以使得該第一低電壓節點(VL1)之電壓位準相等於該第二低電壓節點(VL2)之電壓位準,且該等電壓位準均會等於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之臨界電壓(VTM23)的電壓位準。第9圖所示為第5圖之本發明較佳實施例於待機期間之簡化電路圖。 Referring to FIG. 5, in the standby mode, the standby mode control signal (S) is a logic high level, and the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) is a logic low level, and the logic low level is the reverse standby. The mode control signal (/S) may cause the fourth NMOS transistor (M21) in the control circuit (2) to be turned off (OFF), and the logic high level of the standby mode control signal (S) causes the fifth The NMOS transistor (M22) is turned on (ON), and the fifth NMOS transistor (M22) is used as an equalizer, so that the fifth NMOS transistor (M22) in an on state can be used. So that the voltage level of the first low voltage node (VL1) is equal to the voltage level of the second low voltage node (VL2), and the voltage levels are equal to the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) The voltage level of the threshold voltage (V TM23 ). Figure 9 is a simplified circuit diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention of Figure 5 during standby.

接下來說明本發明於待機模式(standby mode)時如何減少漏電流,請參考第9圖,第9圖描述有本發明實施例處於待機模式時所產生之各漏電流(subthreshold leakage current)I1、I2、I3,其中假設SRAM晶胞中之該第一反相器之輸出(即節點A)為邏輯Low(在此值得注意的是,由於待機模式時該第二低電壓節點(VL2)之電壓位準係維持在該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之臨界電壓(VTM23)的電壓位準,因此節點A為邏輯Low之電壓位準亦維持在該VTM23的電壓位準),而該第二反相器之輸出(即節點B)為邏輯High(電源供應電壓VDD)。請參考第1b圖之先前技藝與第9圖之本發明實施例,來說明本發明所提出之靜態隨機存取記憶體與第1b圖之6T SRAM於漏電流方面之比較,首先關於流經該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之漏電流I1,由於本發明於待機模式時節點A之電壓位準係維持在該VTM23的電壓位準,且假設字元線(WL)於待機模式時係設定成接地電 壓,而位元線(BL)於待機模式時則設定為該電源供應電壓(VDD),因此本發明之第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的閘源極電壓(VGS)為負值,反觀於待機模式時第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M3)的閘源極電壓(VGS)等於0,根據閘極引發汲極洩漏(Gate Induced Drain Leakage,簡稱GIDL)效應或2005年3月8日第US6865119號專利案第3(A)及3(B)圖之結果可知,對於NMOS電晶體而言,閘源極電壓為-0.1伏特時之次臨界電流約為閘源極電壓為0伏特時之次臨界電流的1%,因此導因於GIDL效應所引發之流經本發明之該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之漏電流I1遠小於第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M3)者;再者,本發明該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之汲源極電壓(VDS)為該電源供應電壓(VDD)扣減該VTM23的電壓位準,反觀於待機模式時傳統第1b圖6T靜態隨機存取記憶體之NMOS電晶體(M3)之汲源極電壓(VDS)係等於該電源供應電壓(VDD),根據汲極引發能障下跌(Drain-Induced Barrier Lowering,簡稱DIBL)效應,由於DIBL效應所引發之流經本發明之該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之漏電流I1亦小於第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M3)者;結果,流經本發明之該第三NMOS電晶體(M13)之漏電流I1遠小於第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M3)者。 Next, how to reduce leakage current in the standby mode of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 depicts a leakage current I 1 generated when the embodiment of the present invention is in the standby mode. I 2 , I 3 , wherein it is assumed that the output of the first inverter (ie, node A) in the SRAM cell is a logic Low (it is worth noting here that the second low voltage node (VL2) due to the standby mode The voltage level is maintained at the voltage level of the threshold voltage (V TM23 ) of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23), so the voltage level of the node A is the logic Low and is maintained at the voltage level of the V TM23 ) And the output of the second inverter (ie, node B) is a logic high (power supply voltage V DD ). Referring to the prior art of FIG. 1b and the embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9, the comparison between the static random access memory of the present invention and the 6T SRAM of FIG. 1b in terms of leakage current is first described. Leakage current I 1 of the third NMOS transistor (M13), since the voltage level of the node A is maintained at the voltage level of the V TM 23 in the standby mode, and the word line (WL) is assumed to be in the standby mode. The ground voltage is set, and the bit line (BL) is set to the power supply voltage (V DD ) in the standby mode, so the gate-source voltage (V GS ) of the third NMOS transistor (M13) of the present invention is set. Negative value, in contrast to the standby mode, the gate-source voltage (V GS ) of the prior art NMOS transistor (M3) of Fig. 1b is equal to 0, according to the Gate Induced Drain Leakage (GIDL) effect. Or, as shown in the results of Figures 3(A) and 3(B) of the US Pat. No. 6,865,119, issued March 8, 2005, it is known that for an NMOS transistor, the sub-critical current of the gate-source voltage is -0.1 volt is approximately the gate. The source voltage is 1% of the subcritical current at 0 volts, and thus is caused by the GIDL effect and flows through the present invention. The leakage current I 1 of the third NMOS transistor (M13) is much smaller than that of the prior art NMOS transistor (M3) of FIG. 1b; further, the threshold voltage of the third NMOS transistor (M13) of the present invention ( V DS ) deducts the voltage level of the V TM23 for the power supply voltage (V DD ), and the source voltage of the NMOS transistor (M3) of the conventional 1b FIG. 6T SRAM is in the standby mode. (V DS ) is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ), according to the Drain-Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL) effect, the third NMOS transistor flowing through the present invention due to the DIBL effect (M13) the drain current I 1 is also smaller than the prior art of FIG. 1b NMOS transistor (M3) are; As a result, the third NMOS transistor (M13) of the present invention to flow through the drain current I 1 is much smaller than the previous section in FIG. 1b The NMOS transistor (M3) of the art.

接著關於流經該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)之漏電流I2,由於待機模式時該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)之源極係為該電源供應電壓(VDD),而該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)之汲極係維持在該該VTM23的電壓位準,因此本發明之該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)之源汲極電壓(VSD)為該電源供應電壓(VDD)扣減該VTM23的電壓位準,反觀於待機模式時第1b圖先前技藝之PMOS電晶體(P1)之源汲極電壓(VSD)係等於該電源供應電壓(VDD), 根據DIBL效應,因此流經本發明之該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)之漏電流I2會小於第1b圖先前技藝之PMOS電晶體(P1)者。 Next, regarding the leakage current I 2 flowing through the first PMOS transistor (P11), the source of the first PMOS transistor (P11) is the power supply voltage (V DD ) due to the standby mode, and the first The drain of the PMOS transistor (P11) is maintained at the voltage level of the VTM23 , so the source drain voltage (V SD ) of the first PMOS transistor (P11) of the present invention is the power supply voltage (V) DD ) deducting the voltage level of the V TM23 , and in the standby mode, the source drain voltage (V SD ) of the prior art PMOS transistor (P1) of FIG. 1b is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ), according to The DIBL effect, therefore, the leakage current I 2 flowing through the first PMOS transistor (P11) of the present invention will be smaller than that of the prior art PMOS transistor (P1) of Figure 1b.

最後,關於流經該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之漏電流I3,由於待機模式時該第二低電壓節點(VL2)之電壓位準係維持在該VTM23的電壓位準,節點A之電壓位準亦維持在該VTM23的電壓位準,而節點B之電壓位準係等於該電源供應電壓(VDD)且該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之基底為接地電壓,因此本發明之該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)的基源極電壓(VBS)為負值,且該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之汲源極電壓(VDS)為該電源供應電壓(VDD)扣減該VTM23的電壓位準,反觀於待機模式時第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M2)的基源極電壓(VBS)等於0,且NMOS電晶體(M2)之汲源極電壓(VDS)等於該電源供應電壓(VDD),根據本體效應(body effect)及DIBL效應可知,流經本發明之該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之漏電流I3遠小於第1b圖先前技藝之NMOS電晶體(M2)者。由上述分析可知,本發明所提出之單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體與第1b圖先前技藝相較具有較低之漏電流。 Finally, regarding the leakage current I 3 flowing through the second NMOS transistor (M12), since the voltage level of the second low voltage node (VL2) is maintained at the voltage level of the VTM23 in the standby mode, the node A The voltage level is also maintained at the voltage level of the V TM23 , and the voltage level of the node B is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ) and the base of the second NMOS transistor (M12) is the ground voltage, so The base-source voltage (V BS ) of the second NMOS transistor (M12) of the invention is a negative value, and the 汲 source voltage (V DS ) of the second NMOS transistor (M12) is the power supply voltage (V) DD ) deducting the voltage level of the V TM23 , in contrast to the standby mode, the base-source voltage (V BS ) of the prior art NMOS transistor (M2) of FIG. 1b is equal to 0, and the NMOS transistor (M2) The source voltage (V DS ) is equal to the power supply voltage (V DD ). According to the body effect and the DIBL effect, the leakage current I 3 flowing through the second NMOS transistor (M12) of the present invention is much smaller than the first 1b is a prior art NMOS transistor (M2). It can be seen from the above analysis that the 單埠 static random access memory proposed by the present invention has a lower leakage current than the prior art of Fig. 1b.

(IV)保持模式(hold mode) (IV) hold mode

保持模式時,由於該第一低電壓節點(VL1)與該第二低電壓節點(VL2)均設定成接地電壓,其工作原理相同於第3圖傳統具單一位元線之5T SRAM晶胞,於此不再累述。 In the hold mode, since the first low voltage node (VL1) and the second low voltage node (VL2) are both set to a ground voltage, the working principle is the same as that of the conventional 5T SRAM cell with a single bit line in FIG. This is not repeated here.

【發明功效】 【Effects of invention】

本發明所提出之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,具有如下功效:(1)高設計自由度:由於本發明於讀取邏輯0時,將儲存節點(A)下拉至低於第二NMOS電晶體(M12)之臨界電壓(VTM12)共有二個機制,一個為藉由字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),以將施加至選定晶胞之存取電晶體(即第三NMOS電晶體M13)的字元線電壓下拉至低於電源供應電壓(即VDD-VTM51),另一個為藉由低於接地電壓之加速讀取電壓(RGND)以下拉儲存節點(A),因此具備高設計自由度之功效;(2)有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾:本發明可藉由字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),以於讀取操作期間將施加至選定晶胞之存取電晶體(即第三NMOS電晶體N13)的字元線電壓下拉至低於該電源供應電壓(即VDD-VTN51),其一方面可降低半選定晶胞中之第三NMOS電晶體(M13)的讀取干擾,另一方面可藉由減輕滿足方程式(5)所需之加速讀取電壓(RGND),以降低半選定晶胞中之第一NMOS電晶體(N11)的讀取干擾,因此具備有效降低讀取時之半選定晶胞干擾之功效;(3)高讀取速度並避免無謂的功率消耗:本發明係採用二階段讀取操作,於讀取操作之第一階段藉由將第一低電壓節點(VL1)設定成較接地電壓為低之加速讀取電壓(RGND)以有效提高讀取速度,而於讀取操作之第二階段則藉由將第一低電壓節點(VL1)設定回接地電壓,以便減少無謂的功率消耗;(4)快速進入待機模式:由於本發明設置有待機啟動電路(4)以促使SRAM快速進入待機模式,並藉此以謀求提高單埠SRAM之待機效能;(5)避免寫入邏輯1困難之問題:本發明於寫入操作時,可藉由提高該第一低電壓節點(VL1)之電壓位準以有效避免習知具單一位元線之單埠SRAM存在寫入邏輯1相當困難之問題;(6)低待機電流:由於本發明於待機模式時,可藉由呈導通狀態之第五NMOS電晶體(M22),以使得該第一低電壓節點(VL1)之電壓位準相等於該第二低電壓節點(VL2)之電壓位準,並使得該等電壓位準均等於該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之臨界電壓的位準,因此本發明亦具備低待機電流之功效; (7)低電晶體數:對於具有1024列1024行之SRAM陣列而言,傳統第1b圖6T靜態隨機存取記憶體陣列共需1024×1024×6=6,291,456顆電晶體,而本發明所提出之靜態隨機存取記憶體僅至少需1024×1024×5+1024×24+6=5,267,462顆電晶體,其減少16.3%之電晶體數。 The 5T static random access memory proposed by the present invention has the following effects: (1) high design freedom: since the present invention reads the logic 0, the storage node (A) is pulled down to be lower than the second NMOS transistor. The threshold voltage (V TM12 ) of (M12) has two mechanisms, one is by the word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) to apply the access transistor to the selected unit cell (ie, the third NMOS transistor) The word line voltage of M13) is pulled down to the power supply voltage (ie, V DD -V TM51 ), and the other is to pull the storage node (A) by the accelerated read voltage (RGND) below the ground voltage, thus having High design freedom; (2) Effectively reduce half-selected cell interference during reading: The present invention can be applied to selected crystals by a word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) during a read operation The word line voltage of the cell access transistor (ie, the third NMOS transistor N13) is pulled down below the power supply voltage (ie, V DD -V TN51 ), which on the one hand reduces the third of the semi-selected cells Read disturb of the NMOS transistor (M13), on the other hand, by reducing the accelerated read voltage required to satisfy equation (5) ( RGND) to reduce the read interference of the first NMOS transistor (N11) in the half-selected cell, thus having the effect of effectively reducing the half-selected cell interference during reading; (3) high read speed and avoiding unnecessary Power consumption: The present invention employs a two-stage read operation, which is effective in the first phase of the read operation by setting the first low voltage node (VL1) to an accelerated read voltage (RGND) that is lower than the ground voltage. Increasing the reading speed, and in the second phase of the reading operation, the first low voltage node (VL1) is set back to the ground voltage to reduce unnecessary power consumption; (4) quickly enter standby mode: due to the present invention There is a standby start circuit (4) to prompt the SRAM to quickly enter the standby mode, and thereby seek to improve the standby performance of the 單埠SRAM; (5) avoid the difficulty of writing the logic 1: the present invention can be borrowed during the write operation It is quite difficult to increase the voltage level of the first low voltage node (VL1) to effectively avoid the existence of writing logic 1 in the SRAM with a single bit line; (6) low standby current: due to the present invention In standby mode, it can be turned on a fifth NMOS transistor (M22) such that a voltage level of the first low voltage node (VL1) is equal to a voltage level of the second low voltage node (VL2), and the voltage levels are equal to the The sixth NMOS transistor (M23) threshold voltage level, so the present invention also has the effect of low standby current; (7) low transistor number: for 1024 columns of 1024 rows of SRAM array, the traditional 1b The 6T static random access memory array requires a total of 1024×1024×6=6,291,456 transistors, and the static random access memory proposed by the present invention only needs at least 1024×1024×5+1024×24+6=5,267,462 A transistor that reduces the number of transistors by 16.3%.

雖然本發明特別揭露並描述了所選之較佳實施例,但舉凡熟悉本技術之人士可明瞭任何形式或是細節上可能的變化均未脫離本發明的精神與範圍。因此,所有相關技術範疇內之改變都包括在本發明之申請專利範圍內。 While the invention has been particularly shown and described, the embodiments of the invention may Therefore, all changes in the relevant technical scope are included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

1‧‧‧SRAM晶胞 1‧‧‧SRAM cell

2‧‧‧控制電路 2‧‧‧Control circuit

3‧‧‧預充電電路 3‧‧‧Precharge circuit

4‧‧‧待機啟動電路 4‧‧‧Standby start circuit

5‧‧‧字元線電壓位準轉換電路 5‧‧‧Word line voltage level conversion circuit

P11‧‧‧第一PMOS電晶體 P11‧‧‧First PMOS transistor

P12‧‧‧第二PMOS電晶體 P12‧‧‧Second PMOS transistor

M11‧‧‧第一NMOS電晶體 M11‧‧‧First NMOS transistor

M12‧‧‧第二NMOS電晶體 M12‧‧‧Second NMOS transistor

M13‧‧‧第三NMOS電晶體 M13‧‧‧ Third NMOS transistor

A‧‧‧儲存節點 A‧‧‧ storage node

B‧‧‧反相儲存節點 B‧‧‧ Inverting storage node

BL‧‧‧位元線 BL‧‧‧ bit line

WLC‧‧‧字元線控制信號 WLC‧‧‧ word line control signal

S‧‧‧待機模式控制信號 S‧‧‧Standby mode control signal

/S‧‧‧反相待機模式控制信號 /S‧‧‧Inverted standby mode control signal

VL1‧‧‧第一低電壓節點 VL1‧‧‧ first low voltage node

VL2‧‧‧第二低電壓節點 VL2‧‧‧ second low voltage node

M21‧‧‧第四NMOS電晶體 M21‧‧‧4th NMOS transistor

M22‧‧‧第五NMOS電晶體 M22‧‧‧ Fifth NMOS transistor

M23‧‧‧第六NMOS電晶體 M23‧‧‧ sixth NMOS transistor

M24‧‧‧第七NMOS電晶體 M24‧‧‧ seventh NMOS transistor

M25‧‧‧第八NMOS電晶體 M25‧‧‧8th NMOS transistor

M26‧‧‧第九NMOS電晶體 M26‧‧‧Ninth NMOS transistor

M27‧‧‧第十NMOS電晶體 M27‧‧‧ tenth NMOS transistor

P21‧‧‧第三PMOS電晶體 P21‧‧‧ Third PMOS transistor

RC‧‧‧讀取控制信號 RC‧‧‧ read control signal

RGND‧‧‧加速讀取電壓 RGND‧‧‧Accelerated reading voltage

WC‧‧‧寫入控制信號 WC‧‧‧ write control signal

/WC‧‧‧反相寫入控制信號 /WC‧‧‧Inverted write control signal

INV‧‧‧第三反相器 INV‧‧‧ third inverter

D1‧‧‧第一延遲電路 D1‧‧‧First delay circuit

P31‧‧‧第四NMOS電晶體 P31‧‧‧4th NMOS transistor

P‧‧‧預充電信號 P‧‧‧Precharge signal

M41‧‧‧第十一NMOS電晶體 M41‧‧11 eleventh NMOS transistor

P41‧‧‧第五PMOS電晶體 P41‧‧‧ Fifth PMOS transistor

D2‧‧‧第二延遲電路 D2‧‧‧second delay circuit

VDD‧‧‧電源供應電壓 V DD ‧‧‧Power supply voltage

WL‧‧‧字元線 WL‧‧‧ character line

R‧‧‧讀取信號 R‧‧‧Read signal

/W‧‧‧反相寫入信號 /W‧‧‧Inverted write signal

/RW‧‧‧反相讀寫控制信號 /RW‧‧‧Inverted read/write control signal

P51‧‧‧第六PMOS電晶體 P51‧‧‧6th PMOS transistor

M51‧‧‧第十二NMOS電晶體 M51‧‧‧12th NMOS transistor

M52‧‧‧第十三NMOS電晶體 M52‧‧‧Thirteenth NMOS transistor

C‧‧‧節點 C‧‧‧ node

Claims (10)

一種5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,包括:一記憶體陣列,該記憶體陣列係由複數列記憶體晶胞與複數行記憶體晶胞所組成,每一列記憶體晶胞與每一行記憶體晶胞均包含有複數個記憶體晶胞(1);複數個控制電路(2),每一列記憶體晶胞設置一個控制電路(2);複數個預充電電路(3),每一行記憶晶胞設置一個預充電電路(3);一待機啟動電路(4),該待機啟動電路(4)係促使該單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體快速進入待機模式,以有效提高該5T靜態隨機存取記憶體之待機效能;以及複數個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5),每一列記憶體晶胞設置一個字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5);其中,每一記憶體晶胞(1)更包含:一第一反相器,係由一第一PMOS電晶體(P11)與一第一NMOS電晶體(M11)所組成,該第一反相器係連接在一電源供應電壓(VDD)與一第一低電壓節點(VL1)之間;一第二反相器,係由一第二PMOS電晶體(P12)與一第二NMOS電晶體(M12)所組成,該第二反相器係連接在該電源供應電壓(VDD)與一第二低電壓節點(VL2)之間;一儲存節點(A),係由該第一反相器之輸出端所形成;一反相儲存節點(B),係由該第二反相器之輸出端所形成;一第三NMOS電晶體(M13),係連接在該儲存節點(A)與一位元線(BL)之間,且閘極連接至一字元線控制信號(WLC);其中,該第一反相器和該第二反相器係呈交互耦合連接,亦即該第一反相器之輸出端(即該儲存節點A)係連接至該第二反相器之輸入端,而該第二反相器之輸出端(即該反相儲存節點B)則連接至該第一反相器之輸入端;而每一控制電路(2)更包含:一第四NMOS電晶體(M21)、一第五NMOS電晶體(M22)、一第六NMOS電晶體(M23)、一第七NMOS電晶體(M24)、一第八NMOS電晶體(M25)、一第九NMOS電晶體(M26)、 一第十NMOS電晶體(M27)、一第三PMOS電晶體(P21)、一讀取控制信號(RC)、一第三反相器(INV)、一第一延遲電路(D1)、一加速讀取電壓(RGND)、一寫入控制信號(WC)、一反相寫入控制信號(/WC)、一待機模式控制信號(S)以及一反相待機模式控制信號(/S);其中,該第四NMOS電晶體(M21)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至接地電壓、該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)與該第二低電壓節點(VL2);該第五NMOS電晶體(M22)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第二低電壓節點(VL2)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之源極係連接至接地電壓,而閘極與汲極連接在一起並連接至該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之汲極、該讀取控制信號(RC)與該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該加速讀取電壓(RGND)、該第一延遲電路(D1)之輸出與該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)之源極;該第一延遲電路(D1)係連接在該第三反相器(INV)之輸出與該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之閘極之間;該第三反相器(INV)之輸入係供接收該讀取控制信號(RC),而輸出則連接至該第一延遲電路(D1)之輸入;該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至接地電壓、該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之汲極與該第一低電壓節點(VL1);該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該寫入控制信號(WC)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之閘極;該第三PMOS電晶體(P21)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)、該待機模式控制信號(S)與該第十NMOS電晶體(M27)之汲極;在此值得注意的是,該第三PMOS電晶體(P3)之汲極、該第十NMOS 電晶體(M27)之汲極及該第九NMOS電晶體(M26)之閘極係連接在一起並形成一節點(C),當該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯低位準時,該節點(C)之電壓位準係為該反相寫入控制信號(/WC)之電壓位準,而當該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯高位準時,該節點(C)之電壓位準係為該寫入控制信號(WC)之電壓位準,藉此以有效地防止寫入邏輯1時因非預期因素而使該待機模式控制信號(S)為邏輯高位準並從而導致無法寫入之問題;其中,對於非讀取模式期間之該讀取控制信號(RC)係設定為該加速讀取電壓(RGND)之位準,以防止該第七NMOS電晶體(M24)於非讀取模式期間之漏電流;再者,該待機啟動電路(4)係設計成於進入待機模式之一初始期間內,對該第一低電壓節點(VL1)處之寄生電容快速充電至該第六NMOS電晶體(M23)之臨界電壓(VTM23)的電壓位準;此外,每一字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)更包含:一第六PMOS電晶體(P51)、一第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)、一第十三NMOS電晶體(M52)、一讀取信號(R)、一反相寫入信號(/W)、一反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)以及該字元線控制信號(WLC);其中,該第六PMOS電晶體(P51)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至一字元線(WL)、該反相寫入信號(/W)與該字元線控制信號(WLC);該第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該字元線控制信號(WLC)、該讀取信號(R)與該字元線(WL);而該第十三NMOS電晶體(M52)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該字元線控制信號(WLC)、該反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)與該字元線(WL);在此值得注意的是,每一字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)於讀取操作時,將選定晶胞之該字元線(WL)由該電源供應電壓(VDD)轉變為該電源供應電壓(VDD)扣抵該第十二NMOS電晶體(M51)之臨界電壓(VTN51)(即VDD-VTN51)後提供給與該字元線控制信號(WLC);而於寫入操作時,則將選定晶胞之該字元線(WL)的該電源供應電壓(VDD)提供給與該字元線控制信號(WLC)。 A 5T static random access memory comprising: a memory array consisting of a plurality of columns of memory cells and a plurality of rows of memory cells, each column of memory cells and each row of memory cells The cell comprises a plurality of memory cells (1); a plurality of control circuits (2), each column of memory cells is provided with a control circuit (2); a plurality of precharge circuits (3), each row of memory cells Setting a pre-charging circuit (3); a standby starting circuit (4), the standby starting circuit (4) prompting the static random access memory to quickly enter the standby mode to effectively improve the 5T static random access memory The standby performance of the body; and a plurality of word line voltage level conversion circuits (5), each column memory cell is provided with a word line voltage level conversion circuit (5); wherein each memory cell (1) Further comprising: a first inverter consisting of a first PMOS transistor (P11) and a first NMOS transistor (M11) connected to a power supply voltage (V) DD ) is between a first low voltage node (VL1); a second inverter is connected by a The second PMOS transistor (P12) is composed of a second NMOS transistor (M12) connected between the power supply voltage (V DD ) and a second low voltage node (VL2) a storage node (A) formed by the output of the first inverter; an inverting storage node (B) formed by the output of the second inverter; a third NMOS a crystal (M13) connected between the storage node (A) and a bit line (BL), and the gate is connected to a word line control signal (WLC); wherein the first inverter and the The second inverter is connected in an alternating manner, that is, the output end of the first inverter (ie, the storage node A) is connected to the input end of the second inverter, and the second inverter is The output terminal (ie, the inverting storage node B) is connected to the input end of the first inverter; and each control circuit (2) further comprises: a fourth NMOS transistor (M21), a fifth NMOS device Crystal (M22), a sixth NMOS transistor (M23), a seventh NMOS transistor (M24), an eighth NMOS transistor (M25), a ninth NMOS transistor (M26), and a tenth NMOS device Crystal (M27), a third PMOS transistor (P 21), a read control signal (RC), a third inverter (INV), a first delay circuit (D1), an accelerated read voltage (RGND), a write control signal (WC), a An inverted write control signal (/WC), a standby mode control signal (S), and an inverted standby mode control signal (/S); wherein the source and gate of the fourth NMOS transistor (M21) The drain is connected to a ground voltage, the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) and the second low voltage node (VL2), and the source, gate and drain of the fifth NMOS transistor (M22) Connected to the second low voltage node (VL2), the standby mode control signal (S) and the first low voltage node (VL1); the source of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23) is connected to the ground voltage, The gate is connected to the drain and connected to the first low voltage node (VL1); the source, the gate and the drain of the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) are respectively connected to the eighth NMOS transistor a drain of (M25), the read control signal (RC) and the first low voltage node (VL1); a source, a gate and a drain of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25) are respectively connected to the acceleration Read voltage (R GND), an output of the first delay circuit (D1) and a source of the seventh NMOS transistor (M24); the first delay circuit (D1) is connected to an output of the third inverter (INV) Between the gates of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25); the input of the third inverter (INV) is for receiving the read control signal (RC), and the output is connected to the first delay circuit (D1) The input, the gate, the gate and the drain of the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) are respectively connected to a ground voltage, a drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27) and the first low voltage node (VL1) The source, gate and drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27) are respectively connected to the write control signal (WC), the standby mode control signal (S) and the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) a gate of the third PMOS transistor (P21), the gate and the drain are respectively connected to the inverted write control signal (/WC), the standby mode control signal (S) and the first The drain of the ten NMOS transistor (M27); note here that the drain of the third PMOS transistor (P3), the drain of the tenth NMOS transistor (M27), and the ninth NMOS transistor (M26) the gates are connected together Forming a node (C), when the standby mode control signal (S) is at a logic low level, the voltage level of the node (C) is the voltage level of the inverted write control signal (/WC), and When the standby mode control signal (S) is at a logic high level, the voltage level of the node (C) is the voltage level of the write control signal (WC), thereby effectively preventing the writing logic 1 from being caused by The standby mode control signal (S) is expected to be a logic high level and thus causes a problem of being unwritable; wherein the read control signal (RC) during the non-read mode is set to the accelerated read voltage (RGND) level to prevent leakage current of the seventh NMOS transistor (M24) during the non-read mode; further, the standby start circuit (4) is designed to enter one of the initial modes of the standby mode And rapidly charging the parasitic capacitance at the first low voltage node (VL1) to a voltage level of a threshold voltage ( VTM23 ) of the sixth NMOS transistor (M23); further, each word line voltage level conversion The circuit (5) further comprises: a sixth PMOS transistor (P51), a twelfth NMOS transistor (M51), and a tenth An NMOS transistor (M52), a read signal (R), an inverted write signal (/W), an inverted read/write control signal (/RW), and the word line control signal (WLC); The source, the gate and the drain of the sixth PMOS transistor (P51) are respectively connected to a word line (WL), the inverted write signal (/W) and the word line control signal (WLC) The source, gate and drain of the twelfth NMOS transistor (M51) are respectively connected to the word line control signal (WLC), the read signal (R) and the word line (WL); The source, gate and drain of the thirteenth NMOS transistor (M52) are respectively connected to the word line control signal (WLC), the inverted read/write control signal (/RW) and the word line. (WL); it is worth noting here that each word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) supplies the word line (WL) of the selected unit cell from the power supply voltage (V DD ) during the read operation. Transforming the power supply voltage (V DD ) to the threshold voltage (V TN51 ) of the twelfth NMOS transistor (M51) (ie, V DD -V TN51 ) and supplying the word line control signal (WLC) ); while in the write operation, the word line (WL) of the selected unit cell will be selected The supply voltage (V DD) supplied to the word line control signal (WLC). 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一記 憶體晶胞(1)中之該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)與該第二NMOS電晶體(M12)具有相同之通道寬長比,且該第一PMOS電晶體(P11)與該第二PMOS電晶體(P12)亦具有相同之通道寬長比。 5T static random access memory according to claim 1, wherein each record The first NMOS transistor (M11) in the memory cell (1) has the same channel width to length ratio as the second NMOS transistor (M12), and the first PMOS transistor (P11) and the second The PMOS transistor (P12) also has the same channel width to length ratio. 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一控制電路(2)中之該加速讀取電壓(RGND)係設定為低於該每一記憶體晶胞(1)中之該第一NMOS電晶體(M11)之臨界電壓(VTM11)。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 2, wherein the accelerated read voltage (RGND) in each control circuit (2) is set lower than each memory cell. The threshold voltage (V TM11 ) of the first NMOS transistor (M11) in (1). 如申請專利範圍第3項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一字元線電壓位準轉換電路(5)中之該讀取信號(R)與該反相寫入信號(/W)係來自該單埠靜態隨機存取記憶體之一讀寫控制接腳,當該讀寫控制接腳為邏輯高位準時指示讀取操作(即該讀取信號R為邏輯高位準),而該讀寫控制接腳為邏輯低位準時指示寫入操作(即該反相寫入信號/W為邏輯低位準),至於該反相讀寫控制信號(/RW)則為該讀寫控制接腳之反相信號。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 3, wherein the read signal (R) and the inverted write signal in each word line voltage level conversion circuit (5) (/W) is a read/write control pin from the static random access memory, and the read operation is indicated when the read/write control pin is logic high (that is, the read signal R is a logic high level) And the read/write control pin is a logic low-level on-time indicating write operation (ie, the inverted write signal /W is a logic low level), and the inverted read/write control signal (/RW) is the read/write control Inverted signal of the pin. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一控制電路(2)中之該寫入控制信號(WC)為一寫入信號(W)與該字元線(WL)信號的及閘(AND gate)運算結果,亦即僅於該寫入信號(W)與該字元線(WL)信號均為邏輯高位準時,該寫入控制信號(WC)方為邏輯高位準,其中該反相寫入信號(/W)為該寫入信號(W)之反相信號。 5. The 5T static random access memory according to claim 4, wherein the write control signal (WC) in each control circuit (2) is a write signal (W) and the character The result of the AND gate operation of the line (WL) signal, that is, the write control signal (WC) side only when the write signal (W) and the word line (WL) signal are both at a logic high level. The logic high level, wherein the inverted write signal (/W) is the inverted signal of the write signal (W). 如申請專利範圍第5項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一控制電路(2)中之該讀取控制信號(RC)為該讀取信號(R)與該字元線(WL)信號的及閘(AND gate)運算結果,亦即僅於該讀取信號(R)與該字元線(WL)信號均為邏輯高位準時,該讀取控制信號(RC)方為邏輯高位準。 5. The 5T static random access memory according to claim 5, wherein the read control signal (RC) in each control circuit (2) is the read signal (R) and the character. The result of the AND gate operation of the line (WL) signal, that is, the read control signal (RC) side only when the read signal (R) and the word line (WL) signal are both at a logic high level. It is logically high. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,每一預充電電路(3)係由一第四PMOS電晶體(P31)以及一預充電信號(P)所組成;其中,該第四PMOS電晶體(P31)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該電源供應電壓(VDD)、該預充電信號(P)與該位元線(BL),以便於一預充電期間,藉由邏輯低位準之該預充電信號(P),以將該位元線(BL)預充電至該電源供應電壓(VDD)之位準。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 6, wherein each precharge circuit (3) is composed of a fourth PMOS transistor (P31) and a precharge signal (P); The source, the gate and the drain of the fourth PMOS transistor (P31) are respectively connected to the power supply voltage (V DD ), the precharge signal (P) and the bit line (BL), so that During a precharge period, the precharge signal (P) is logic low to precharge the bit line (BL) to the level of the power supply voltage (V DD ). 如申請專利範圍第7項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該待機啟動電路(4)係由一第五PMOS電晶體(P41)、一第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)、一第二延遲電路(D2)以及該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)所組成;其中,該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該電源供應電壓(VDD)、該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)與該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之汲極;該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之源極、閘極與汲極係分別連接至該第一低電壓節點(VL1)、該第二延遲電路(D2)之輸出與該第五PMOS電晶體(P41)之汲極;該第二延遲電路(D2)之輸入連接至該反相待機模式控制信號(/S),而該第二延遲電路(D2)之輸出則連接至該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之閘極。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 7, wherein the standby start circuit (4) is a fifth PMOS transistor (P41), an eleventh NMOS transistor (M41), a second delay circuit (D2) and the inverted standby mode control signal (/S); wherein the source, the gate and the drain of the fifth PMOS transistor (P41) are respectively connected to the power supply a voltage (V DD ), the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) and a drain of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41); a source, a gate and a gate of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) The poles are respectively connected to the first low voltage node (VL1), the output of the second delay circuit (D2) and the drain of the fifth PMOS transistor (P41); the input connection of the second delay circuit (D2) Up to the inverted standby mode control signal (/S), and the output of the second delay circuit (D2) is connected to the gate of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41). 如申請專利範圍第8項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該待機啟動電路(4)進入待機模式之該初始期間係等於該反相待機模式控制信號(/S)由邏輯高位準轉變為邏輯低位準起算,至該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)之閘極電壓足以關閉該第十一NMOS電晶體(M41)為止之時間,其可藉由該第二延遲電路(D2)所提供之一延遲時間來調整。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 8, wherein the initial period of the standby start circuit (4) entering the standby mode is equal to the inverted standby mode control signal (/S) being logic high The quasi-transition is a logic low level, until the gate voltage of the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41) is sufficient to turn off the eleventh NMOS transistor (M41), and the second delay circuit (D2) ) One of the delay times provided to adjust. 如申請專利範圍第9項所述之5T靜態隨機存取記憶體,其中,該每一記憶體晶胞(1)之讀取操作係可再細分成二個階段,於該讀取操作之一第一階段係藉由將該第一低電壓節點(VL1)設定成較接地電壓為低之該加速讀取電壓(RGND)以有效提高讀取速度,而於該讀取操作之一第二階段則藉由將該第一低電壓節點(VL1)設定回接地電壓,以便減少無謂的功率消耗,該讀取操作之該第二階段與該第一階段間隔之時間,係等於該讀取控制信號(RC)由邏輯低位準轉變為邏輯高位準起算,至該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)之閘極電壓足以關閉該第八NMOS電晶體(M25)為止之時間,其可藉由該第三反相器(INV)之下降延遲時間與該第一延遲電路(D1)所提供之另一延遲時間來調整。 The 5T static random access memory according to claim 9, wherein the read operation of each memory cell (1) can be subdivided into two stages, one of the reading operations. The first stage is to increase the read speed by setting the first low voltage node (VL1) to the accelerated read voltage (RGND) lower than the ground voltage, and in the second stage of the read operation Then, by setting the first low voltage node (VL1) back to the ground voltage, so as to reduce unnecessary power consumption, the time between the second phase of the read operation and the first phase is equal to the read control signal. (RC) from the logic low level to the logic high level, until the gate voltage of the eighth NMOS transistor (M25) is sufficient to turn off the eighth NMOS transistor (M25), which can be performed by the third The falling delay time of the inverter (INV) is adjusted with another delay time provided by the first delay circuit (D1).
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