KR100599130B1 - 메모리 셀을 갖는 반도체 장치 - Google Patents
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- 반도체 장치로서,제 1 및 제 2 공급 전압용 각각의 접속단(connections)과,교차 결합된 쌍(cross-coupled pair)의 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터를 갖는 메모리 셀-상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 게이트(gates)는 제각기 상기 제 2 및 제 1 트랜지스터의 드레인(drains)에 접속됨-을 포함하고,상기 드레인의 반도체 장치 동작 전위는 상기 제 1 공급 전압과 제 2 공급 전압 사이의 범위 내에 있으며,상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 백-게이트(back-gates)는 상기 제 1 공급 전압용 접속단에 결합되고,상기 반도체 장치는 상기 제 1 및 제 2 공급 전압으로부터 소스 전압을 유도하기 위한 회로 장치를 포함하되, 상기 소스 전압은 상기 백-게이트 전압과 상기 제 2 공급 전압 사이의 범위에 있고, 상기 회로 장치는 상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 소스를 상기 소스 전압으로 유지하는반도체 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 반도체 장치는 행 및 열로 정렬되는 메모리 셀의 매트릭스를 포함하되,상기 매트릭스 내의 각 메모리 셀은 상기 메모리 셀과 동일하고,모든 상기 메모리 셀 중 적어도 두 개의 메모리 셀로부터의 상기 트랜지스터들의 상기 소스들이 공통적으로 접속되며,상기 회로 장치는 상기 적어도 두 개의 메모리 셀의 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 상기 소스들을 상기 소스 전압으로 유지하도록 구성되는 반도체 장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 적어도 두 개의 메모리 셀이 메모리 셀의 하나의 행(row)의 일부를 형성하는 반도체 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 메모리 셀로의 액세스가 없는 경우에 있어서는, 상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 드레인들과 상기 제 2 공급 전압용 접속단 사이의 유효 임피던스(effective impedence)는, 액세스가 발생하지 않을 때의 적어도 상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 상기 드레인으로부터 상기 제 1 공급 전압용 접속단으로의 누설 전류(leakage currents)가 상기 제 2 공급 전압용 접속단으로부터 상기 드레인으로 흐르는 전류보다 클 정도로 높게 한 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 회로 장치는, 상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 도전형과는 상보적인 도전형의 제 3 트랜지스터를 포함하되, 상기 제 3 트랜지스터의 주 전류 채널(main current channel)은 상기 제 1 전압 공급용 접속단과 상기 제 1 및 제 2 트랜지스터의 소스 사이에 결합되고, 상기 제 3 트랜지스터의 게이트는 상기 제 1 공급 전압과 결합되는 반도체 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 공급 전압용 접속단에 접속된 소스 및 백-게이트를 갖는 트랜지스터를 포함한 논리 회로(logic circuits)와, 상기 논리 회로에 의해 생성되는 논리 결과값을 상기 메모리 셀에 기록하고 메모리 셀로부터 판독하기 위한, 상기 논리 회로와 상기 메모리 셀간의 메모리 액세스 인터페이스(memory access interface)를 포함하는 반도체 장치.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 논리 회로는 마이크로 프로세서(micro-processor) 또는 신호 프로세서(signal processor)를 포함하는 반도체 장치.
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