Invention Application
- Patent Title: Area efficient implementation of small blocks in an SRAM array
- Patent Title (中): SRAM阵列中小块的区域高效实现
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Application No.: US11171033Application Date: 2005-06-30
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Publication No.: US20070002617A1Publication Date: 2007-01-04
- Inventor: Theodore Houston , David Scott , Sudha Thiruvengadam
- Applicant: Theodore Houston , David Scott , Sudha Thiruvengadam
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Main IPC: G11C11/34
- IPC: G11C11/34

Abstract:
An SRAM array and a dummy cell row structure is discussed that permits an SRAM array to be divided into segments isolated by a row pattern of dummy cells. The dummy cell structure avoids the use of special OPC conditions at the power supply line and block boundaries by providing a continuous cell array at the lower cell patterning levels in an area efficient implementation. In one implementation, the SRAM array comprises a first and second array block each comprising an SRAM cell having a first layout configuration, one or more of the dummy cells having a second layout configuration arranged along the row pattern associated with a wordline of the SRAM array, a first power supply voltage line connected to the first array block, and a second different power supply voltage line connected to the second array block. The first and second power supply voltage lines of the array blocks are further connected to the one or more dummy cells. Beneficially, the bitlines of the array may be continuous across the first and second array blocks and a dummy cell associated therewith.
Public/Granted literature
- US07236396B2 Area efficient implementation of small blocks in an SRAM array Public/Granted day:2007-06-26
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