Testing method for reading current of static random access memory
OwnerPinhan Chen, Dongcheng Wuinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a testing method for reading current of static random access memory, the method comprising: for each basic static random access memory cell, coupling a gate of a first pull-down transistor to a first bit line; setting a word line and the first bit line at a high potential; and sensing current of the first bit line. The testing method provided in the present disclosure can also be applied to static random access memory cells arranged in matrices, so as to efficiently complete the tests for the reading current of the static random access memory in batches.
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A testing method for reading current of static random access memory cell, wherein the static random access memory cell comprises a first pass-gate transistor, a first pull-up transistor, a first pull-down transistor, a second pass-gate transistor, a second pull-up transistor and a second pull-down transistor connected between a first bit line and a second bit line;
- a drain of the first pull-up transistor and a drain of the first pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the first pass-gate transistor, a gate of the first pull-up transistor and a gate of the first pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the second pass-gate transistor, a drain of the first pass-gate transistor and the first bit line are in connection, and a gate of the first pass-gate transistor and a word line are in connection;
- and a drain of the second pull-up transistor and a drain of the second pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the second pass-gate transistor, a gate of the second pull-up transistor and a gate of the second pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to the source of the first pass-gate transistor, a drain of the second pass-gate transistor and the second bit line are in connection, and a gate of the second pass-gate transistor and the word line are in connection;
- the testing method comprising:
- coupling the gate of the first pull-down transistor to the first bit line;
- setting the word line and the first bit line at a high potential;
- floating the second bit line;
- and sensing current of the first bit line.
A testing method for reading current of static random access memory, wherein the static random access memory comprises a plurality of static random access memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, and a plurality of the static random access memory cells in the same column share one first bit line and one second bit line, and a plurality of the static random access memory cells in the same row share one word line;
- each of the static random access memory cells includes a first pass-gate transistor, a first pull-up transistor, a first pull-down transistor, a second pass-gate transistor, a second pull-up transistor and a second pull-down transistor connected between the first bit line and the second bit line;
- a drain of the first pull-up transistor and a drain of the first pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the first pass-gate transistor, a gate of the first pull-up transistor and a gate of the first pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the second pass-gate transistor, a drain of the first pass-gate transistor and the first bit line are in connection, and a gate of the first pass-gate transistor and the word line are in connection;
- and a drain of the second pull-up transistor and a drain of the second pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to a source of the second pass-gate transistor, a gate of the second pull-up transistor and a gate of the second pull-down transistor are in connection and are connected to the source of the first pass-gate transistor, a drain of the second pass-gate transistor and the second bit line are in connection, and a gate of the second pass-gate transistor and the word line are in connection;
- the testing method comprising:
- coupling a gate of each of the first pull-down transistors to a corresponding first bit line;
- setting a plurality of the word lines at a high potential one by one, while floating the remaining of the word lines;
- setting a plurality of the first bit lines at a high potential one by one, while floating the remaining of the first bit lines;
- floating all of the second bit lines;
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- sensing, one by one, a first bit line current of static random access memory cells, each of which has a word line and a first bit line both set at a high potential.
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