Method and memory device with increased read and write margin
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorHung-Chang Yu
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Abstract
A memory device includes a memory array, a reference voltage generator and a driver circuit. The memory array includes a memory cell. The reference voltage generator is configured to generate a reference voltage based on a threshold voltage of a select transistor of the memory cell. The driver circuit is coupled to the reference voltage generator and is configured to generate at least one of a bit line voltage and a word line voltage according to the reference voltage, wherein the memory cell is driven by the at least one of the bit line voltage or the word line voltage, and the reference voltage generator comprises a resistor that is configured to sense the threshold voltage of the select transistor through a current flowing through the resistor.
Claims20
A memory device, comprising:
- a memory array, comprising a memory cell;
- a reference voltage generator, configured to generate a reference voltage based on a threshold voltage of a select transistor of the memory cell;
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- a driver circuit, coupled to the reference voltage generator, configured to generate at least one of a bit line voltage or a word line voltage according to the reference voltage, wherein the memory cell is driven by the at least one of the bit line voltage or the word line voltage,
- wherein the reference voltage generator comprises:
- a resistor, coupled between a gate terminal and a source terminal of the select transistor of the memory cell, configured to sense the threshold voltage of the select transistor through a current flowing through the resistor.
A memory device, comprising:
- a memory array, comprising a memory cell;
- a voltage tracking circuit, configured to generate a first reference voltage based on a threshold voltage of a select transistor of the memory cell;
- a temperature tracking circuit, configured to generate a second reference voltage based on a temperature of the memory array;
- a bit line voltage adjustment circuit, coupled to the voltage tracking circuit and the temperature tracking circuit, configured to generate a bit line voltage according to at least one of the first reference voltage or the second reference voltage, wherein the memory cell is driven by the bit line voltage,
- wherein the voltage tracking circuit comprises:
- a resistor, coupled between a gate terminal and a source terminal of the select transistor of the memory cell, configured to sense the threshold voltage of the select transistor through a current flowing through the resistor.
A method, comprising:
- generating a reference voltage based on a threshold voltage of a select transistor of a memory cell of the memory array;
- generating at least one of a bit line voltage or a word line voltage according to the reference voltage;
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- driving the memory cell according to the at least one of the bit line voltage or the word line voltage,
- wherein generating the reference voltage based on the threshold voltage of the select transistor of the memory cell comprises:
- sensing the threshold voltage of the select transistor through a current flowing through a resistor, wherein the resistor is coupled between a gate terminal and a source terminal of the select transistor of the memory cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.