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    • 3. 发明授权
    • Method and system for improving the performance on SOI memory arrays in an SRAM architecture system
    • 用于提高SRAM架构系统中SOI存储器阵列性能的方法和系统
    • US06549450B1
    • 2003-04-15
    • US09708142
    • 2000-11-08
    • Louis L. HsuRajiv V. JoshiFariborz AssaderaghiMary J. Saccamango
    • Louis L. HsuRajiv V. JoshiFariborz AssaderaghiMary J. Saccamango
    • G11C1100
    • G11C11/419
    • The present invention provides an SOI SRAM architecture system which holds all the bitlines at a lower voltage level, for example, ground, or a fraction of Vdd, during array idle or sleep mode. Preferably, the bitlines are held at a voltage level approximately equal to Vdd minus Vth, where Vth represents the threshold voltage of the transfer devices of the SRAM cells. This prevents the body regions of the transfer devices of each cell of the array from fully charging up, and thus the system avoids the parasitic bipolar leakage current effects attributed to devices fabricated on a partially-depleted SOI substrate. Also, during idle or sleep mode, if all the bitlines are kept at about the Vdd minus Vth voltage level, power consumption by the SRAM architecture system is decreased. This is because the leakage path via one of the transfer gates of all the SRAM cells is greatly minimized. In the SOI SRAM architecture system of the present invention, before the SOI SRAM array is first accessed following the idle or sleep mode, the bitlines are quickly brought up to Vdd. Accordingly, there will not be sufficient time for the SOI body regions of the transfer devices to be charged up. Following access of the array, if the array becomes idle for a period of time, the bitlines are discharged to a lower voltage level again. To realize this, the SOI SRAM architecture system of the present invention includes circuitry for receiving at least one signal indicative of the operating mode of the array and for charging and discharging the array bitlines accordingly.
    • 本发明提供一种SOI SRAM架构系统,其在阵列空闲或睡眠模式期间将所有位线保持在较低电压电平,例如接地或Vdd的一部分。 优选地,位线被保持在大约等于Vdd-Vth的电压电平,其中Vth表示SRAM单元的传送器件的阈值电压。 这防止了阵列的每个电池的转移装置的主体区域完全充电,因此系统避免了由部分耗尽的SOI衬底上制造的器件引起的寄生双极泄漏电流效应。 而且,在空闲或睡眠模式期间,如果所有位线都保持在Vdd-Vth电压电平左右,则SRAM架构系统的功耗将会降低。 这是因为通过所有SRAM单元的传输门之一的泄漏路径被极大地最小化。 在本发明的SOI SRAM架构系统中,在空闲或休眠模式之前首先访问SOI SRAM阵列之前,位线被快速地提升到Vdd。 因此,传送装置的SOI体区域不会充足的时间。 在阵列访问之后,如果阵列空闲一段时间,则位线再次放电到较低的电压电平。 为了实现这一点,本发明的SOI SRAM架构系统包括用于接收指示阵列的操作模式的至少一个信号并且相应地对阵列位线进行充电和放电的电路。