Memory with storage cells biased in groups
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsFrancois Jacquet, Florent Vautrin
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AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsFrancois Jacquet, Florent Vautrin
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A memory circuit includes a plurality of storage cells (100) arranged in rows and columns thus forming a storage matrix. The storage cells (100) corresponding to the same bit line (21-23) are divided into several groups (60-61) of cells for the same column, these groups having their own biasing circuit (200) in order to act on the difference between the logic level low voltage and the substrate voltage of the link transistors. When a storage cell is not selected, the biasing circuit makes the voltage between source/drain and substrate equal to a negative voltage in order to minimize the leakage current. During a read operation, the substrate voltage and the source/drain voltage are brought back to the same level such that a maximum current will flow when the link transistor is conducting.
A memory circuit comprising:
An information processing system comprising:
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