WO2023112574A1 - メモリ回路、およびicチップ - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to memory circuits.
- a semiconductor memory device having memory cells is conventionally known.
- a memory cell includes a memory transistor.
- a memory transistor has a control gate and a floating gate. By applying a high voltage to the oxide film adjacent to the floating gate, electrons are injected into and extracted from the floating gate, thereby erasing and writing. program) (for example, Patent Document 1).
- two (a pair of) memory cells constitute a complementary cell and one complementary cell stores 1-bit data in order to improve reliability.
- both memory cells forming the complementary cell are in the erased state, and the data is undefined.
- the present disclosure aims to provide a memory circuit that can effectively realize the function of checking the erased state of complementary cells.
- the memory circuit according to the present disclosure is a memory circuit provided in an IC chip, a complementary cell having a first memory cell including a first memory transistor and a second memory cell including a second memory transistor; a reference cell including a reference transistor; a first terminal connectable to the gate of the first memory transistor and the gate of the second memory transistor and to which a first power supply voltage can be applied; a second terminal connectable to the gate of the reference transistor and to which a second power supply voltage can be applied; and a detection unit for detecting a magnitude relationship between the current flowing through the first memory cell or the second memory cell and the current flowing through the reference cell.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a memory cell.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a vertical structure of a memory transistor.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a memory cell including memory transistors in a programmed state (written state).
- FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a memory cell including a memory transistor in an erased state (erased state).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between gate voltage and drain current in the program state and erase state.
- FIG. 5 shows a complementary cell.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing data states (storage states) of complementary cells and gate voltage Vcg-drain current Id characteristics corresponding to each data state.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an IC chip having a memory circuit according to a comparative example.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a memory cell.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a vertical structure of a memory transistor.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing gate voltage Vg-drain current Id characteristics of the reference transistor and the memory transistor.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an IC chip having a memory circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the threshold voltage and frequency in the erase state of the memory transistor.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing gate voltage Vg-drain current Id characteristics of the reference transistor and the memory transistor.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a memory cell MC.
- the memory cell MC has a memory transistor MT and a selection transistor ST.
- the memory transistor MT is an element configured by an NMOS transistor (N-channel MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)) for storing data.
- Memory transistor MT has a control gate Cg and a floating gate Fg.
- the select transistor ST is an element configured by an NMOS transistor and used to select the memory transistor MT.
- the source of the memory transistor MT is connected to the ground potential application terminal.
- the drain of memory transistor MT is connected to the source of select transistor ST.
- a drain of the select transistor ST is connected to the bit line BL.
- Select transistor ST has a read gate Rg. On/off of the selection transistor ST is switched according to the voltage applied to the read gate Rg.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the vertical structure of the memory transistor MT.
- a P well region PW is formed in the semiconductor substrate.
- Two N+ regions are formed on the surface of P well region PW.
- An oxide film Ox is formed directly above the channel region sandwiched between the two N+ regions.
- a floating gate Fg is formed immediately above the oxide film Ox.
- a control gate Cg (not shown) is arranged immediately above floating gate Fg.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a memory cell MC including a memory transistor MT in a programmed state (written state).
- a gate voltage Vcg which is a high voltage negative voltage
- Vcg a high voltage negative voltage
- FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a memory cell MC including a memory transistor MT in an erased state (erased state).
- a gate voltage Vcg which is a high positive voltage
- Vcg a high positive voltage
- FIG. 4 shows the gate voltage Vcg applied to the control gate Cg of the memory transistor MT in the programmed state PG and the erased state ER in a state where the select transistor ST is turned on by the gate voltage Vrg applied to the read gate Rg
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship with a drain current Id flowing through a memory transistor MT; As shown in FIG. 4, in the program state PG, the threshold voltage Vt has a negative value, and in the erase state ER, the threshold voltage Vt has a positive value.
- a complementary cell CL has a first memory cell MC1 and a second memory cell MC2.
- the first memory cell MC1 has a first selection transistor ST1 and a first memory transistor MT1.
- the second memory cell MC2 has a second selection transistor ST2 and a second memory transistor MT2.
- a first bit line BL1 is connected to the first selection transistor ST1.
- a second bit line BL2 is connected to the second select transistor ST2.
- Bit lines BL1 and BL2 are connected to a sense amplifier SA.
- the sense amplifier SA detects a first drain current Id1 flowing through the first memory cell MC1 and a second 1-bit data DT is read by detecting the magnitude relationship of the second drain current Id2 flowing through the memory cell MC2.
- FIG. 6 shows the data state (storage state) of the complementary cell CL and the gate voltage Vcg-drain current Id characteristic corresponding to each data state.
- the solid line indicates the characteristics of the first memory transistor MT1
- the dashed line indicates the characteristics of the second memory transistor MT2.
- data "1” or “0” is stored in the complementary cell CL depending on which of the memory transistors MT1 and MT2 is switched from the erased state to the programmed state.
- the complementary cell CL is set to an erased state by erasing the memory transistor in the programmed state.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an IC (integrated circuit) chip 10 having a memory circuit 1 according to a comparative example.
- the memory circuit 1 corresponds to a memory functional block (memory IP (intellectual property core)) in the IC chip 10 .
- the memory circuit 1 has a complementary cell CL, a reference cell 2 , a sense amplifier 3 , switches 41 and 42 , switches 51 and 52 and a switch 6 .
- the memory circuit 1 has terminals 7 and 8 for establishing electrical connection with the outside of the circuit.
- Circuits other than the memory circuit 1 in the IC chip 10 are not shown in FIG. 7, but can have any configuration.
- the IC chip 10 has external terminals 9 for establishing electrical connection with the outside of the chip.
- the complementary cell CL has a first memory cell MC1 and a second memory cell MC2, similar to the configuration described above.
- the first memory cell MC1 has a first selection transistor ST1 and a first memory transistor MT1.
- the second memory cell MC2 has a second selection transistor ST2 and a second memory transistor MT2.
- Data "1" or "0" can be stored in the complementary cell CL.
- FIG. 7 Only one bit of the complementary cell CL in the memory circuit 1 is shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of complementary cells CL are actually arranged as a memory cell array.
- the first bit line BL1 connected to the first select transistor ST1 is connected to the first end of the switch 41.
- a second bit line BL2 connected to the second select transistor ST2 is connected to the first end of the switch 42 .
- Second terminals of the switches 41 and 42 are commonly connected to the first input terminal of the sense amplifier 3 .
- the switches 41 and 42 are complementarily controlled to be turned on and off during the operation of the erased state confirmation function. That is, when the switch 41 is on, the switch 42 is off, and when the switch 41 is off, the switch 42 is on.
- the control gate of the first memory transistor MT1 is connected to the first end of the switch 51.
- a control gate of the second memory transistor MT2 is connected to the first terminal of the switch 52 .
- Second ends of switches 51 and 52 are commonly connected to terminal 7 .
- the switches 51 and 52 are complementarily controlled to be turned on and off during the operation of the erased state confirmation function. That is, when the switch 51 is on, the switch 52 is off, and when the switch 51 is off, the switch 52 is on.
- the terminal 7 is connected to the external terminal 9.
- the external terminal 9 is a terminal for applying a variable external voltage V9.
- An external voltage V9 can be applied to the control gate of the first memory transistor MT1 when the switch 51 is on (the switch 52 is off), and an external voltage V9 can be applied to the control gate of the first memory transistor MT1 when the switch 52 is on (the switch 51 is off).
- a voltage V9 can be applied to the control gate of the second memory transistor MT2.
- the reference cell 2 has a reference selection switch 21 and a reference transistor 22 .
- Reference selection switch 21 and reference transistor 22 are NMOS transistors.
- a drain of the reference selection switch 21 is connected to the second input terminal of the sense amplifier 3 .
- the source of reference selection switch 21 is connected to the drain of reference transistor 22 .
- the source of the reference transistor 22 is connected to the ground potential application end.
- the gate of the reference transistor 22 is connected to the first end of the switch 6.
- a second end of switch 6 is connected to terminal 8 .
- a power supply voltage Vcc can be applied to the terminal 8 .
- the sense amplifier 3 determines whether the first drain current Id1 flowing through the first memory cell MC1 via the switch 41 or the second drain current Id2 flowing through the second memory cell MC2 via the switch 42 is larger or smaller than the reference drain current Id_ref. The relationship is detected, and the detection result is output as an amplifier output SAOUT.
- a sense amplifier (not shown) for reading data from the complementary cells CL is provided in the memory circuit 1 separately from the sense amplifier 3 .
- the switches 41 and 51 are turned on (the switches 42 and 52 are turned off), and the switch 6 is turned on.
- FIG. 8 shows the gate voltage Vg-drain current Id characteristics of the reference transistor 22 and the memory transistors MT1 and MT2.
- FIG. 8 shows the characteristics of the reference transistor 22 as the reference characteristics REF, and also shows the characteristics of the erase state ER and the program state PG of the memory transistors MT1 and MT2.
- the threshold voltage Vt of the reference characteristic REF is a value between the threshold voltage Vt in the program state PG and the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER.
- the initial value is a value between the power supply voltage Vcc and the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER.
- the sense amplifier 3 detects the reference drain current Id_ref>the first drain current Id1, and outputs the amplifier output SAOUT. In this case, while the external voltage V9 is gradually increased from the initial value, the sense amplifier 3 detects the magnitude relationship of the drain current.
- the magnitude relationship of the drain current detected by the sense amplifier 3 is reversed at a certain value of the external voltage V9 (that is, Id_ref ⁇ Id1), the erase state ER is changed according to the external voltage V9 at that time. A threshold voltage Vt is identified. The magnitude relationship of the drain current is reversed at the external voltage V9 shown in FIG.
- the sense amplifier 3 detects Id1>Id_ref when the initial value of the external voltage V9 is applied, it is detected that the first memory transistor MT1 is in the programmed state PG.
- the sense amplifier 3 detects the magnitude relationship between the reference drain current Id_ref and the second drain current Id2. This makes it possible to detect the threshold voltage Vt in the erased or programmed state of the second memory transistor MT2 and in the erased state.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an IC chip 100 having a memory circuit 11 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the difference between the memory circuit 11 and the memory circuit 1 (FIG. 7) according to the comparative example is that the terminals 7 and 8 are commonly connected to the application terminal of the power supply voltage Vcc. Accordingly, the IC chip 100 does not have the external terminals 9 provided in the IC chip 10 according to the comparative example.
- FIG. 10 shows the relationship between the threshold voltage Vt and the frequency in the erase state ER of the memory transistors MT1 and MT2. Note that the frequency has a maximum value at the point where it intersects the axis of the threshold voltage Vt. As shown in FIG. 10, the power supply voltage Vcc is lower than the minimum value Vt_min of the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER. That is, the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER is ensured to be equal to or higher than the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the operation of the erased state confirmation function by the memory circuit 11 will be described.
- the erased state is confirmed for each of the memory cells MC1 and MC2.
- the switches 41 and 51 are turned on (the switches 42 and 52 are turned off), and the switch 6 is turned on.
- FIG. 11 shows the gate voltage Vg-drain current Id characteristics of the reference transistor 22 and the memory transistors MT1 and MT2.
- FIG. 11 shows the characteristics of the reference transistor 22 as the reference characteristics REF, and also shows the characteristics of the erase state ER and the program state PG of the memory transistors MT1 and MT2.
- the threshold voltage Vt of the reference characteristic REF is a value between the threshold voltage Vt in the program state PG and the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER. Also, the threshold voltage Vt of the reference characteristic REF is lower than the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the reference drain current Id_ref corresponding to the reference characteristic REF flows through the reference cell 2 as shown in FIG.
- the power supply voltage Vcc is applied to the control gate of the first memory transistor MT1. Since the power supply voltage Vcc is lower than the threshold voltage Vt in the erase state ER, the first drain current Id1 flowing through the first memory cell MC1 becomes zero when the first memory transistor MT is in the erase state ER. Therefore, when Id1 ⁇ Id_ref is detected by the sense amplifier 3, it is detected that the first memory transistor MT1 is in the erase state ER. As shown in FIG.
- the erase state can be detected because the power supply voltage Vcc is lower than the threshold voltage Vt.
- the sense amplifier 3 senses Id1>Id_ref to detect the programmed state PG.
- the erase state or program state of the first memory cell MC1 can be detected.
- the switches 42 and 52 are turned on (the switches 41 and 51 are turned off), the switch 6 is turned on, and the sense amplifier 3 is turned on as described above. to detect the magnitude relationship between the reference drain current Id_ref and the second drain current Id2.
- the erased state confirmation function is realized by applying the power supply voltage Vcc to the terminal 7, the operation of the erased state confirmation function can be simplified. It becomes unnecessary to provide such an external terminal 9 on the IC chip 100 .
- the terminals 7 and 8 are separate terminals in the configuration of FIG. 9, but they may be configured as a common terminal to which the power supply voltage Vcc can be applied. However, using separate terminals allows the configuration of the memory circuit 1 in the comparative example to be diverted.
- the memory circuit (11) is a memory circuit provided in the IC chip (100), a complementary cell (CL) having a first memory cell (MC1) including a first memory transistor (MT1) and a second memory cell (MC2) including a second memory transistor (MT2); a reference cell (2) comprising a reference transistor (22); a first terminal (7) connectable to the gate of the first memory transistor and the gate of the second memory transistor and to which a first power supply voltage (Vcc) can be applied; a second terminal (8) connectable to the gate of the reference transistor and to which a second supply voltage (Vcc) can be applied; A detection unit (3) for detecting a magnitude relationship between the current flowing through the first memory cell or the second memory cell and the current flowing through the reference cell (first configuration).
- the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage may be the same power supply voltage (second configuration).
- the first terminal and the second terminal may be configured as separate terminals (third configuration).
- the reference cell (2) may include a reference selection transistor (21) connected to the reference transistor (22) (fourth configuration). ).
- the memory transistor is arranged between the gates of the first memory transistor (MT1) and the gates of the second memory transistor (MT2) and the first terminal (7). It is good also as a structure provided with the 1st switch (51, 52) which is connected (5th structure).
- the configuration may include a second switch (6) arranged between the gate of the reference transistor (22) and the second terminal (8). (Sixth configuration).
- a third switch (41) having a first end connected to a first bit line (BL1) connected to the first memory cell (MC1); , a fourth switch (42) having a first end connected to a second bit line (BL2) connected to the second memory cell (MC2), the second end of the third switch and the The second end of the fourth switch may be configured to be commonly connected to the input end of the detection section (3) (seventh configuration).
- an IC chip (100) includes a memory circuit (11) having any one of the configurations described above.
- the present disclosure can be used for memory circuits for various purposes.
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第1メモリトランジスタを含む第1メモリセルと、第2メモリトランジスタを含む第2メモリセルと、を有する相補型セルと、
基準トランジスタを含む基準セルと、
前記第1メモリトランジスタのゲートおよび前記第2メモリトランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第1電源電圧を印加可能である第1端子と、
前記基準トランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第2電源電圧を印加可能である第2端子と、
前記第1メモリセルまたは前記第2メモリセルに流れる電流と、前記基準セルに流れる電流との大小関係を検知する検知部と、を備える構成としている。
図1は、メモリセルMCの構成を示す図である。メモリセルMCは、メモリトランジスタMTと、選択トランジスタSTと、を有する。メモリトランジスタMTは、NMOSトランジスタ(NチャネルMOSFET(metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor))により構成され、データを記憶するための素子である。メモリトランジスタMTは、コントロールゲートCgと、フローティングゲートFgと、を有する。
次に、上記のような相補型セルCLにおける消去状態を確認する機能(消去状態確認機能)について説明する。ここではまず、本開示の実施形態との対比のための比較例について述べる。図7は、比較例に係るメモリ回路1を有するIC(integrated circuit)チップ10の構成を示す概略図である。
上記のような比較例における課題を解決すべく、以下説明する本開示の実施形態が実施される。図9は、本開示の実施形態に係るメモリ回路11を有するICチップ100を示す概略図である。
なお、本開示に係る種々の技術的特徴は、上記実施形態の他、その技術的創作の主旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々の変更を加えることが可能である。すなわち、上記実施形態は、全ての点で例示であって、制限的なものではないと考えられるべきであり、本発明の技術的範囲は、上記実施形態に限定されるものではなく、特許請求の範囲と均等の意味および範囲内に属する全ての変更が含まれると理解されるべきである。
以上の通り、例えば、本開示の一態様に係るメモリ回路(11)は、ICチップ(100)に設けられるメモリ回路であって、
第1メモリトランジスタ(MT1)を含む第1メモリセル(MC1)と、第2メモリトランジスタ(MT2)を含む第2メモリセル(MC2)と、を有する相補型セル(CL)と、
基準トランジスタ(22)を含む基準セル(2)と、
前記第1メモリトランジスタのゲートおよび前記第2メモリトランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第1電源電圧(Vcc)を印加可能である第1端子(7)と、
前記基準トランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第2電源電圧(Vcc)を印加可能である第2端子(8)と、
前記第1メモリセルまたは前記第2メモリセルに流れる電流と、前記基準セルに流れる電流との大小関係を検知する検知部(3)と、を備える構成としている(第1の構成)。
2 基準セル
3 センスアンプ
6 スイッチ
7,8 端子
9 外部端子
10 ICチップ
11 メモリ回路
21 基準選択スイッチ
22 基準トランジスタ
41,42 スイッチ
51,52 スイッチ
100 ICチップ
BL ビットライン
BL1 第1ビットライン
BL2 第2ビットライン
CL 相補型セル
Cg コントロールゲート
Fg フローティングゲート
MC メモリセル
MC1 第1メモリセル
MC2 第2メモリセル
MT メモリトランジスタ
MT1 第1メモリトランジスタ
MT2 第2メモリトランジスタ
Ox 酸化膜
PW Pウェル領域
Rg リードゲート
SA センスアンプ
ST 選択トランジスタ
ST1 第1選択トランジスタ
ST2 第2選択トランジスタ
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- ICチップに設けられるメモリ回路であって、
第1メモリトランジスタを含む第1メモリセルと、第2メモリトランジスタを含む第2メモリセルと、を有する相補型セルと、
基準トランジスタを含む基準セルと、
前記第1メモリトランジスタのゲートおよび前記第2メモリトランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第1電源電圧を印加可能である第1端子と、
前記基準トランジスタのゲートに接続可能であり、かつ第2電源電圧を印加可能である第2端子と、
前記第1メモリセルまたは前記第2メモリセルに流れる電流と、前記基準セルに流れる電流との大小関係を検知する検知部と、
を備える、メモリ回路。 - 前記第1電源電圧と前記第2電源電圧は、同一の電源電圧である、請求項1に記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記第1端子と前記第2端子は、別個の端子である、請求項2に記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記基準セルは、前記基準トランジスタに接続される基準選択トランジスタを含む、請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記第1メモリトランジスタのゲートおよび前記第2メモリトランジスタのゲートと、前記第1端子との間に配置される第1スイッチを備える、請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記基準トランジスタのゲートと前記第2端子との間に配置される第2スイッチを備える、請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載のメモリ回路。
- 前記第1メモリセルに接続される第1ビットラインに接続される第1端を有する第3スイッチと、
前記第2メモリセルに接続される第2ビットラインに接続される第1端を有する第4スイッチと、
を備え、
前記第3スイッチの第2端と前記第4スイッチの第2端は、前記検知部の入力端に共通接続される、請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載のメモリ回路。 - 請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載のメモリ回路を備えるICチップ。
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