Slab inductor device providing efficient on-chip supply voltage conversion and regulation
    2.
    发明授权
    Slab inductor device providing efficient on-chip supply voltage conversion and regulation 有权
    板式电感器件提供有效的片上电源电压转换和调节

    公开(公告)号:US09118242B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US13595016

    申请日:2012-08-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/26 H02M3/155 H02M3/156

    摘要: A method is disclosed to operate a voltage conversion circuit such as a buck regulator circuit that has a plurality of switches coupled to a voltage source; a slab inductor having a length, a width and a thickness, where the slab inductor is coupled between the plurality of switches and a load and carries a load current during operation of the plurality of switches; and a means to reduce or cancel the detrimental effect of other wires on same chip, such as a power grid, potentially conducting return current and thereby degrading the functionality of this slab inductor. In one embodiment the wires can be moved further away from the slab inductor and in another embodiment magnetic materials can be used to shield the slab inductor from at least one such interfering conductor.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于操作诸如降压调节器电路的电压转换电路的方法,该电压转换电路具有耦合到电压源的多个开关; 具有长度,宽度和厚度的平板电感器,其中所述平板电感器耦合在所述多个开关之间,并且在所述多个开关的操作期间负载并承载负载电流; 以及减少或消除其他电线对同一芯片(例如电力网)的有害影响的手段,可能导致返回电流,从而降低该板式电感器的功能。 在一个实施例中,电线可以进一步远离板式电感器,并且在另一个实施例中,磁性材料可用于屏蔽平板电感器与至少一个这样的干扰导体。

    Sense scheme for phase change material content addressable memory
    4.
    发明授权
    Sense scheme for phase change material content addressable memory 有权
    相变材料内容可寻址存储器的感应方案

    公开(公告)号:US08687398B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US13407813

    申请日:2012-02-29

    IPC分类号: G11C15/00

    CPC分类号: G11C15/00

    摘要: A sensing circuit and method for sensing match lines in content addressable memory. The sensing circuit includes an inverter electrically coupled in a feedback loop to a match line. The inverter includes an inverting threshold of the match line. The match line is charged to substantially a first voltage threshold during a pre-charge phase. An evaluation phase occurs when the match line voltage drops from substantially the first voltage threshold to substantially the second voltage threshold.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于感测内容可寻址存储器中匹配线的感测电路和方法。 感测电路包括电反馈回路中电耦合到匹配线的反相器。 逆变器包括匹配线的反相阈值。 在预充电阶段期间,将匹配线充电至基本上第一电压阈值。 当匹配线电压从基本上从第一电压阈值下降到基本上第二电压阈值时,发生评估阶段。

    Hybrid CMOS technology with nanowire devices and double gated planar devices
    6.
    发明授权
    Hybrid CMOS technology with nanowire devices and double gated planar devices 有权
    具有纳米线器件和双门控平面器件的混合CMOS技术

    公开(公告)号:US08541774B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-24

    申请号:US13605076

    申请日:2012-09-06

    IPC分类号: H01L27/06

    摘要: A substrate includes a first source region and a first drain region each having a first semiconductor layer disposed on a second semiconductor layer and a surface parallel to {110} crystalline planes and opposing sidewall surfaces parallel to the {110} crystalline planes; nanowire channel members suspended by the first source region and the first drain region, where the nanowire channel members include the first semiconductor layer, and opposing sidewall surfaces parallel to {100} crystalline planes and opposing faces parallel to the {110} crystalline planes. The substrate further includes a second source and drain regions having the characteristics of the first source and drain regions, and a single channel member suspended by the second source region and the second drain region and having the same characteristics as the nanowire channel members. A width of the single channel member is at least several times a width of a single nanowire member.

    摘要翻译: 衬底包括第一源极区域和第一漏极区域,每个第一漏极区域具有设置在第二半导体层上的第一半导体层和平行于{110}晶面的平面和平行于{110}晶面的相对侧壁表面的表面; 纳米线通道部件由第一源极区域和第一漏极区域悬挂,其中纳米线通道构件包括第一半导体层,以及平行于{100}晶面的相对侧壁表面和平行于{110}晶面的相对面。 衬底还包括具有第一源极和漏极区域的特性的第二源极和漏极区域以及由第二源极区域和第二漏极区域悬置并且具有与纳米线通道构件相同的特性的单个沟道构件。 单通道构件的宽度是单个纳米线构件的宽度的至少几倍。

    8-transistor SRAM cell design with outer pass-gate diodes
    7.
    发明授权
    8-transistor SRAM cell design with outer pass-gate diodes 有权
    具有外部通过栅极二极管的8晶体管SRAM单元设计

    公开(公告)号:US08526228B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US13345636

    申请日:2012-01-06

    IPC分类号: G11C11/36 G11C16/24

    摘要: An 8-transistor SRAM cell which includes two pull-up transistors and two pull-down transistors in cross-coupled inverter configuration for storing a single data bit; first and second pass-gate transistors having a gate terminal coupled to a write word line and a source or drain of each of the pass-gate transistors coupled to a write bit line through a series outer diode between the pass-gate and the write bit line oriented to block charge transfer from the write bit line into the cell; and first and second read transistors coupled to the two pull-up and two pull-down transistors, one of the read transistors having a gate terminal coupled to a read word line and a source or a drain coupled to a read bit line. The 8-transistor SRAM cell is adapted to prevent the value of the bit stored in the cell from changing state.

    摘要翻译: 一个8晶体管SRAM单元,包括两个上拉晶体管和两个交叉耦合的反相器配置中的下拉晶体管,用于存储单个数据位; 第一和第二栅极晶体管具有耦合到写入字线的栅极端子和耦合到通过栅极和写入位之间的串联外部二极管的写入位线的每个通过栅极晶体管的源极或漏极 线路阻止从写入位线进入电池的电荷转移; 以及耦合到所述两个上拉和两个下拉晶体管的第一和第二读取晶体管,所述读取晶体管中的一个具有耦合到读取字线的栅极端子和耦合到读取位线的源极或漏极。 8晶体管SRAM单元适于防止存储在单元中的位的值改变状态。

    Selective floating body SRAM cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Selective floating body SRAM cell 有权
    选择性浮体SRAM单元

    公开(公告)号:US08378429B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-19

    申请号:US13045784

    申请日:2011-03-11

    IPC分类号: H01L21/70

    摘要: A memory cell has N≧16 transistors, in which two are access transistors, at least one pair [say (N-2)/2] are pull-up transistors, and at least another pair [say (N-2)/2] are pull-down transistors. The pull-up and pull-down transistors are all coupled between the two access transistors. Each of the access transistors and the pull-up transistors are the same type, p-type or n-type. Each of the pull-down transistors is the other type, p-type or n-type. The access transistors are floating body devices. The pull-down transistors are non-floating body devices. The pull-up transistors may be floating or non-floating body devices. Various specific implementations and methods of making the memory cell are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 存储单元具有N≥16个晶体管,其中两个是存取晶体管,至少一对[例如(N-2)/ 2]是上拉晶体管,并且至少另一对[例如(N-2)/ 2 ]是下拉晶体管。 上拉和下拉晶体管都耦合在两个存取晶体管之间。 每个存取晶体管和上拉晶体管是相同类型的,p型或n型。 每个下拉晶体管是另一种类型的p型或n型。 存取晶体管是浮体装置。 下拉晶体管是非浮体器件。 上拉晶体管可以是浮动或非浮动体器件。 还详细描述了制造存储器单元的各种具体实施方式和方法。