Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 半导体存储器件及其驱动方法
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Application No.: US11815415Application Date: 2006-02-03
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Publication No.: US07826253B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Koichi Takeda
- Applicant: Koichi Takeda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2005-027263 20050203
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/302304 WO 20060203
- International Announcement: WO2006/083034 WO 20060810
- Main IPC: G11C11/00
- IPC: G11C11/00

Abstract:
In a reading operation, an off time and a reading time of a holding control transistor is controlled by a replica circuit, so that a read margin is enlarged. Furthermore, a high power source potential and a low power source potential of an SRAM memory cell are switched in reading and writing operations of the memory cell and in a data holding state by a power source potential switching portion. As a result, a write margin is enlarged, and a leakage current is reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090027947A1 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2009-01-29
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