摘要:
A high speed sensing scheme for a non-volatile memory array is disclosed. The memory array includes non volatile memory cells arranged in a complementary bitline configuration includes precharge circuits for precharging the bitlines to a first voltage level such as VSS, a reference circuits for applying a reference charge on the reference bitlines of the complementary bitline pairs, and bitline sense amplifiers for sensing a voltage differential between the complementary bitline pairs. A voltage on the data bitline being changed when a programmed non-volatile memory cell connected to an activated wordline couples the wordline voltage to the data bitline.
摘要:
A donor/acceptor-organic-junction sheet (606) employed within an electronic memory array (118) of a cross-point diode memory. The donor/acceptor-organic-junction sheet (606) is anistropic with respect to flow of electrical current and is physically unstable above a threshold current. Thus, the volume of the donor/acceptor-organic-junction sheet (206) between a row line (602) and column line (604) at a two-dimensional memory array grid point serves both as the diode component (210) and as the fuse component (208) of a diode-and-fuse memory element and is electrically insulated from similar volumes of the donor/acceptor-organic-junction sheet between neighboring grid point intersections.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory cell (300) having a data storage element (115) constructed around an ultra-thin dielectric (312) is used to store information by stressing the ultra-thin dielectric (312) into breakdown (soft or hard breakdown) to set the leakage current level of the memory cell (300). The memory cell (300) is read by sensing the current drawn by the cell (300). A suitable ultra-thin dielectric (312) is high quality gate oxide of about 50 Å thickness or less.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a bit-line potential amplifying circuit (2) for amplifying the data potential read from a selected one of memory cells (MC) and a dummy bit-line potential amplifying circuit (6) for amplifying the data potential read from a dummy cell (DC). These amplifying circuits (2, 6) are of the same structure. The bit-line potential amplifying circuit (2) comprises a first MOS transistor (Q1) of N-channel type for clamping the bit-line potential, a second MOS transistor (Q3) of the N-channel type for amplifying the bit-line potential, and a third MOS transistor (Q2) of an N-channel type functioning as a load of the second MOS transistor (Q3). The dummy bit-line potential amplifying circuit (6) comprises a fourth MOS transistor (Q12) of the N-channel type for clamping the dummy bit-line potential, a fifth MOS transistor (Q14) of the N-channel type for amplifying the dummy bit-line potential, and a sixth MOS transistor (Q13) of the P-channel type functioning as a load of the fifth MOS transistor (Q14). The fifth MOS transistor (Q14) has the same element size as the second MOS transistor (Q3), and the sixth MOS transistor (Q13) has the same element size as the third MOS transistor (Q2). In addition, the fourth MOS transistor (Q12) is driven by a current more readily than the first MOS transistor (Q1).
摘要:
A read only memory in which portion of an address area thereof is replaced with that of another memory comprises at least one address decoding output circuit (12) with a read only memory portion (13). The address decoding output circuit (12) is formed to be programmable at the same time as the read only memory portion. Thus, an apparatus having this read only memory can be miniaturized and have a low power consumption, and the process of producing a system including this read only memory is simplified.
摘要:
A read only memory in which portion of an address area thereof is replaced with that of another memory comprises at least one address decoding output circuit (12) with a read only memory portion (13). The address decoding output circuit (12) is formed to be programmable at the same time as the read only memory portion. Thus, an apparatus having this read only memory can be miniaturized and have a low power consumption, and the process of producing a system including this read only memory is simplified.
摘要:
A high-reliability one-time programmable memory adopting series high voltage partition, which relates to integrated circuit technology and comprises a first MOS tube (1), a second MOS tube (2) and an anti-fuse element (4), wherein a gate end of the first MOS tube (1) is connected to a second connecting line (WS), a first connecting end of the first MOS tube is connected to a gate end of the second MOS tube (2) and a voltage limiting device (3), and a second connecting end of the first MOS tube is connected to a third connecting line (BL); a first connecting end of the second MOS tube (2) is connected to a fourth connecting line (BR), a second connecting end of the second MOS tube is connected to the third connecting line (BL), and a gate end of the second MOS tube is connected to the voltage limiting device (3) and the second connecting end of the first MOS tube (1). The high-reliability one-time programmable memory adopting series high voltage partition further comprises the voltage limiting device (3), which comprises a control end and two connecting ends, wherein the control end is connected to a control signal line (WB), one connecting end is connected to a first connecting line (WP) through the anti-fuse device (4), and the other connecting end is connected to the gate end of the second MOS tube (2). In this way, the problem in the prior art that a device of a critical path is damaged and degraded due to high voltage pulse is solved, and possible hidden leakage troubles are avoided.
摘要:
A stateless hardware security module may communicate with other devices via a secure communication channel. As a result, sensitive information such as cryptographic keys and data may be securely routed between the client device and another device. The stateless hardware security module may support a limited set of key management operations to facilitate routing of information between the client device and another device. However, the stateless hardware security module does not need to maintain state information for the keys it maintains and/or uses. As a result the stateless hardware security module may be advantageously integrated into a variety of client devices. A stateless hardware security module may support receiving keys in a secure manner from another device and storing and using these keys within a secure boundary. A stateless hardware security module may support generating a private/public key pair within a secure boundary, maintaining the private key within the secure boundary, and exporting the public key to an authenticating entity. The stateless security module may be implemented using a single-poly process, etc. In some embodiments the ability to use any process results from the use of an improved type of one-time programmable memory.