摘要:
A two-transistor memory cell based upon a thyristor for an SRAM integrated circuit is described together with a process for fabricating it. The memory cell can be implemented in different combinations of MOS and bipolar select transistors, or without select transistors, with thyristors in a semiconductor substrate with shallow trench isolation. Standard CMOS process technology can be used to manufacture the SRAM.
摘要:
A two-transistor memory cell based upon a thyristor for an SRAM integrated circuit is described together with a process for fabricating it. The memory cell can be implemented in different combinations of MOS and bipolar select transistors, or without select transistors, with thyristors in a semiconductor substrate with shallow trench isolation. Standard CMOS process technology can be used to manufacture the SRAM.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a memory cell, and more particularly to a single-bit, dual-port cell, and a single-sided read circuit for use with one or more such cells. The cell may, in one embodiment, be used in a static random access memory (RAM) array, and may be implemented in BICMOS technology on an integrated circuit. The cell has a flip-flop storage unit (10) comprising a CMOS circuit of cross-coupled inverters coupled to dual CMOS pass gates (12, 22) to provide isolation and data transfer. The storage unit is also coupled to a bipolar read line driver (44) in a particular configuration to accomplish rapid bit line pull-up or pull-down for high speed read operation. Several alternative embodiments are disclosed.
摘要:
Two memory cells each can be entirely fabricated in only two isolation beds. In one embodiment each bed contains one lateral PNP (64, 66) and one vertical NPN transistor (60, 62) in a merged structure. In a second embodiment, each bed contains one lateral PNP (118, 120) and two vertical NPN transistors (110, 122; 112, 124) in a merged structure. Memory access circuitry provides a high ratio of selected to unselected cell current in order to permit fast memory operation.
摘要:
In einer Kippschaltung mit einem ersten (10) und einem zweiten (12) Stromverteilungsschalter werden Störsignalspitzen am Ausgang der Kippschaltung dadurch verhindert, daß die Eingangstransistoren (32, 50) der beiden Stromverteilungsschalter über einen gemeinsamen Kollektorwiderstand (46) gespeist werden. Die Ausgänge der beiden Eingangstransistoren sind über je einen Emitterfolger (18, 28) mit dem Ausgang der Kippschaltung verbunden. Beim Wechsel der zu speichernden Dateneingangssignale oder der Taktsignale werden hierdurch Störanteile am Ausgang der Kippschaltung, welche durch das Anschalten des einen und das Ausschalten des anderen Emitterfolger verursacht sind, kompensiert.
摘要:
A memory cell based upon thyristors for an SRAM integrated circuit is described together with a process for fabricating it. The memory cell can be implemented in different combinations of MOS and bipolar select transistors, or without select transistors, with thyristors in a semiconductor substrate with shallow trench isolation. Standard CMOS process technology can be used to manufacture the SRAM. Special circuitry provides lowered power consumption during standby.
摘要:
A two transistor ternary random access memory (TTTRAM) circuit includes an voltage/current input, an input/output switch, a first transistor, a first pull up resistor, a second transistor, and a second pull up resistor. The first transistor has a first emitter, a first collector connected to the input/output switch, and a first base. The first pull up resistor is connected to the first emitter and the voltage/current input. The second transistor has a second emitter connected to ground, a second collector, and a second base connected to the input/output switch. The second pull up resistor is connected to the first base, the second collector, and the voltage/current input.
摘要:
A memory cell based upon thyristors for an SRAM integrated circuit is described together with a process for fabricating it. The memory cell can be implemented in different combinations of MOS and bipolar select transistors, or without select transistors, with thyristors in a semiconductor substrate with shallow trench isolation. Standard CMOS process technology can be used to manufacture the SRAM. Special circuitry provides lowered power consumption during standby.
摘要:
This describes a sense latch for a bipolar dynamic array in which each cell is comprised of a capacitor (CS) and a pnp-npn transistor. Cell information is stored in the capacitor (CS). The capacitor may be either a discreet capacitor or may be formed as part of the base node of the pnp transistor. The sense latch (12) of the invention comprises a pair of cross coupled transistors (40,41) coupled between a pair of capacitively loaded bit lines (10,11) of the array with one of the bit lines (10,11) being coupled to a data cell (15,16) and the other being coupled to a reference cell (13,14). Means for precharging the bit lines (10,11) to a fixed voltage level and means for reading the cell to charge one of the bit lines to a level greater than the precharge level and apply a differential signal to the latch (12) are also provided so that during the reading cycle one of the transistors (40,41) in the latch becomes turned on so that the voltage levels of both bit lines (10,11) are determined by the characteristics of the turned on transistor (40,41) only. The voltage on one line is determined by the forward base-emitter characteristics of the turned on transistor and the voltage on the other line is determined by the saturated collector-emitter I characteristics of the same turned on transistor.