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- Patent Title: Semiconductor memory device that can stably perform writing and reading without increasing current consumption even with a low power supply voltage
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Application No.: US15680269Application Date: 2017-08-18
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Publication No.: US09984744B2Publication Date: 2018-05-29
- Inventor: Koji Nii , Shigeki Obayashi , Hiroshi Makino , Koichiro Ishibashi , Hirofumi Shinohara
- Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2005-149265 20050523; JP2006-107643 20060410
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; G11C11/419 ; G11C5/06 ; G11C11/412

Abstract:
Cell power supply lines are arranged for memory cell columns, and adjust impedances or voltage levels of the cell power supply lines according to the voltage levels of bit lines in the corresponding columns, respectively. In the data write operation, the cell power supply line is forced into a floating state according to the bit line potential on a selected column and has the voltage level changed, and a latching capability of a selected memory cell is reduced to write data fast. Even with a low power supply voltage, a static semiconductor memory device that can stably perform write and read of data is implemented.
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