Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage device, method for operating storage device, semiconductor device, electronic component, and electronic device
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Application No.: US15695210Application Date: 2017-09-05
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Publication No.: US10297296B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Takahiko Ishizu , Kiyoshi Kato
- Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office
- Agent Eric J. Robinson
- Priority: JP2016-176930 20160909
- Main IPC: G11C14/00
- IPC: G11C14/00 ; G11C7/12 ; G11C8/08 ; G11C11/4074 ; G11C11/4091 ; G11C11/56 ; G11C5/14 ; G11C11/412 ; G11C11/419

Abstract:
A storage device capable of performing power gating is provided. A memory cell of the storage device includes a bistable circuit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a backup circuit. The first transistor and the second transistor are electrically connected to a first bit line and a second bit line, respectively. A precharge circuit that precharges the first bit line and the second bit line with different voltages is provided. The backup circuit includes a retention node, an input node, an output node, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a capacitor. The third transistor controls electrical continuity between the retention node and the input node. A gate of the fourth transistor and a terminal of the capacitor are electrically connected to the retention node. The input node is electrically connected to one of nodes Q and Qb of the bistable circuit, and the output node is electrically connected to the other of the nodes Q and Qb of the bistable circuit.
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